List of wars involving Bulgaria
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This article lists the wars, campaigns and battles involving Bulgaria since its establishment around 680.
- Victory of Bulgaria (and allies)
- Defeat of Bulgaria (and allies)
- Another result*
*e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Bulgaria, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
First Bulgarian Empire (680–1018)
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Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1396)
[edit]| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seventh Bulgarian-Byzantine War (1185-1201) |
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|
 Byzantine Empire
|
Victory
|
| Fourth Bulgarian-Serbian War (1202-1203) |
Bulgarian Empire
|
 Serbian Principality
|
Victory
|
| First Bulgarian–Latin War (1204-1208) |
Bulgarian Empire
|
 Latin Empire
|
Victory
|
| Battle of Klokotnitsa (1230) |
Bulgarian Empire
|
 Empire of Thessalonica
|
Victory
|
| Mongol invasion of Bulgaria and Serbia (1241) |
Bulgarian Empire
|
 Golden Horde
|
Victory
|
| Bulgarian Civil War (1277–1280) |
Bulgarian Empire Tsar Constantine Allies: Byzantine Empire Golden Horde
|
Bulgarian Empire Tsar Ivaylo Allies: Bulgarian rebels
|
Royal victory
|
| Fifth Bulgarian-Serbian War (1290-1291) |
Bulgarian Empire
|
Serbian Kingdom
|
Defeat
|
| Fourth Bulgarian-Mongol War (1299-1300)[citation needed] |
Bulgarian Empire
|
Golden Horde
|
Victory
|
| Ninth Bulgarian-Byzantine War (1304-1305)[citation needed] |
Bulgarian Empire
|
Byzantine Empire
|
Victory
|
| Battle of Velbazhd (1330) |
Bulgarian Empire
|
Serbian Kingdom
|
Defeat |
| Byzantine Civil War (1341–1347) |
Byzantine Empire John V Palaiologos Allies: Bulgarian Empire Serbian Empire
|
Byzantine Empire John VI Kantakouzenos Allies: Serbian Empire  Ottoman Empire
|
Victory
|
| First Bulgarian–Ottoman War (1344-1371) |
Bulgarian Empire
|
Ottoman Empire
|
Defeat
|
| Second Bulgarian–Ottoman War (1371-1396) |
Bulgarian Empire
|
Ottoman Empire
|
Defeat
|
Principality of Bulgaria (1876–1908)
[edit]| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) |
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|
 Ottoman Empire
|
Victory
|
| Bulgarian-Serbian War (1885) |
Principality of Bulgaria
|
Kingdom of Serbia
|
Victory
|
| Macedonian Struggle (1893–1908) |
Principality of Bulgaria
|
 Kingdom of Greece Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Romania Ottoman Empire
|
Draw
|
Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908–1946)
[edit]| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Balkan War (1912–1913) |
Balkan League |
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Balkan League victory
|
| Second Balkan War (1913) |
Kingdom of Bulgaria
|
Kingdom of Greece Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Romania Kingdom of Montenegro Ottoman Empire
|
Defeat
|
| World War I (1914–1918) (see Bulgaria during World War I) |
Central Powers:.svg){kind=small} German Empire Ottoman Empire Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Bulgaria (from 1915)
|
Allied Powers: United States Britain.svg){kind=small} Kingdom of Italy Russian Empire  French Third RepublicOccupied by Central Powers: Kingdom of Greece Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Romania
|
Allied victory
|
| Incident at Petrich (1925) | Kingdom of Bulgaria
|
Kingdom of Greece
|
Bulgarian diplomatic victory
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| World War II (1941–1945) (see Bulgaria during World War II) |
Allied Powers: Soviet Union United States United Kingdom Kingdom of Italy (1943–45) French Third Republic (1939–40) Free France Kingdom of Romania (1944–45) Kingdom of Bulgaria (1944–45) Kingdom of Greece (1940–45).svg){kind=small} Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1941)
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Axis Powers: Nazi Germany Empire of Japan Kingdom of Italy (1939–43) Italian Social Republic (1943–45) Vichy France Independent State of Croatia Kingdom of Romania (1941–44) Kingdom of Bulgaria (1941–44)
|
Allied victory
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People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)
[edit]| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia (1968) |
 Warsaw Pact: Soviet Union Poland Bulgaria HungaryLogistics support:  East Germany[a]
|
 CzechoslovakiaSupported by:  Albania |
Warsaw Pact victory
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Republic of Bulgaria (1990–)
[edit]| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq War (2003-2011) |
 Iraq NATO
|
 Baath Loyalists Islamic State of Iraq Al-Qaeda Islamic Army of Iraq
|
Coalition victory
|
| 2011 military intervention in Libya | NATO
|
 Libya
|
NATO victory
|
See also
[edit]- Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
- Bulgarian–Latin wars
- Bulgarian–Ottoman wars
- Bulgarian–Hungarian wars
- Bulgarian–Serbian wars
- Croatian–Bulgarian wars
- Medieval Bulgarian army
- Medieval Bulgarian navy
- Medieval warfare
Notes
[edit]- ^ Invasion canceled, troops prepared, part of the executive staff
References
[edit]- ^ Thomopoulos, Elaine (2012). The History of Greece. ABC-CLIO. p. 110. ISBN 9780313375118.
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