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Second Balkan War 1913

State Entry Exit Combat Forces Population Losses
Bulgaria 1913 1913 60000 4100000 18000
Greece 1913 1913 100000 4800000 12500
Montenegro 1913 1913 40000 700000 2000
Romania 1913 1913 200000 12000000 1500
Serbia 1913 1913 80000 8000000 18500
Turkey 1913 1913 450000 29000000 20000

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The Second Balkan War began when Serbia, Greece, and Romania quarreled with Bulgaria over the division of their joint conquests in Macedonia. On June 1, 1913, Serbia and Greece formed an alliance against Bulgaria, and the war began on the night of June 29/30, 1913, when King Ferdinand of Bulgaria ordered his troops to attack Serbian and Greek forces in Macedonia. The Bulgarians were defeated, however, and a peace treaty was signed between the combatants on Aug. 10, 1913. Under the terms of the treaty, Greece and Serbia divided up most of Macedonia between themselves, leaving Bulgaria with only a small part of the region.

As a result of the Balkan Wars, Greece gained southern Macedonia as well as the island of Crete. Serbia gained the Kosovo region and extended into northern and central Macedonia. Albania was made an independent state under a German prince. The political consequences of the wars were considerable. Bulgaria, frustrated in Macedonia, looked to Austria for support, while Serbia, which had been forced by Austria to give up its Albanian conquests, regarded Vienna with greater hostility than ever.

Last Update: December 16, 2000

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