List of wars involving Bulgaria
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)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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First Bulgarian-Byzantine War (680-792) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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Siege of Constantinople (717–718) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory |
First Bulgarian-Serbian War (839-842) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat |
Second Bulgarian-Serbian War 853 | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat |
First Bulgarian-Croatian War (854) | ![]() | ![]() | Draw
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Third Bulgarian-Byzantine War (894-896) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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Fourth Bulgarian-Byzantine War (913-927) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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Third Bulgarian-Serbian War (917-924) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Victory
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Second Bulgarian-Croatian War (926) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat |
Sviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria (967-971) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Draw
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Fifth Bulgarian-Byzantine War (968-1018) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
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Third Bulgarian-Croatian War (997-1000) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat |
Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1396)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Seventh Bulgarian-Byzantine War (1185-1201) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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Fourth Bulgarian-Serbian War (1202-1203) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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First Bulgarian–Latin War (1204-1208) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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Battle of Klokotnitsa (1230) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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Mongol invasion of Bulgaria and Serbia (1241) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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Bulgarian Civil War (1277–1280) | ![]() Tsar Constantine Allies: ![]() ![]() | ![]() Tsar Ivaylo Allies: ![]() | Royal victory
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Fifth Bulgarian-Serbian War (1290-1291) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
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Fourth Bulgarian-Mongol War (1299-1300)[citation needed] | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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Ninth Bulgarian-Byzantine War (1304-1305)[citation needed] | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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Battle of Velbazhd (1330) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat |
Byzantine Civil War (1341–1347) | ![]() John V Palaiologos Allies: ![]() ![]() | ![]() John VI Kantakouzenos Allies: ![]() ![]() | Victory
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First Bulgarian–Ottoman War (1344-1371) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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Second Bulgarian–Ottoman War (1371-1396) | ![]() | ![]() | Defeat
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Principality of Bulgaria (1876–1908)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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Bulgarian-Serbian War (1885) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
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Macedonian Struggle (1893–1908) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Draw
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Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908–1946)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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First Balkan War (1912–1913) | Balkan League | ![]() Allies: ![]() Albanian irregulars | Balkan League victory
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Second Balkan War (1913) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Defeat
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World War I (1914–1918) (see Bulgaria during World War I) | Central Powers:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Allied Powers:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Occupied by Central Powers: ![]() ![]() ![]() | Allied victory
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Incident at Petrich (1925) | ![]() | ![]() | Bulgarian diplomatic victory
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World War II (1941–1945) (see Bulgaria during World War II) | Allied Powers:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Axis Powers:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Allied victory
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People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia (1968) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Logistics support: ![]() | ![]() Supported by: ![]() | Warsaw Pact victory
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Republic of Bulgaria (1990–)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Iraq War (2003-2011) | ![]() ![]()
| ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Coalition victory
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2011 military intervention in Libya | ![]()
| ![]() | NATO victory
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See also
- 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
- ^ Invasion canceled, troops prepared, part of the executive staff
References
- ^ Thomopoulos, Elaine (2012). The History of Greece. ABC-CLIO. p. 110. ISBN 9780313375118.
- ^ "Sectarian divisions change Baghdad's image". NBC News. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
- ^ "U.S. says Iraq pullout won't cause dramatic violence". MSNBC. 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ "UK 'to continue deporting failed Iraqi asylum seekers'". BBC. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ "Bulgarian Frigate on Its Way to Libyan Coast". The Sofia Echo. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011.
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