Balkan War
Americannoun
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Also called First Balkan War. a war (1912–13) in which Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece opposed Turkey.
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Also called Second Balkan War. a war (1913) in which Greece, Romania, and Serbia opposed Bulgaria for the redivision of territory taken from Turkey in the First Balkan War.
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They did it in the 1990s during the Balkan War as well.
From Salon • Oct. 6, 2023
Disagreements among the victors in the Balkans soon devolved into the Second Balkan War as Bulgaria attacked Serbia and Greece in 1913.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Eight days before the “metamusical evening,” the first shots of the First Balkan War were fired, a destabilized Europe prepping for the First World War.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2020
In 1913, the Second Balkan War broke out as Bulgaria attacked Serbia and Greece, its former allies from the First Balkan War.
From US News • Jun. 29, 2015
A year later, when Turkey and its former allies joined forces against Bulgaria in the Second Balkan War, Bulgaria was defeated.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.
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