Battles
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The Second Battle of Serres
In the winter following the Battle of Serres in 1195, the Bulgarians withdrew northwards. However, in the same year or, more probably, the following year, 1196, they reappeared in the Struma Valley and captured Amphipolis.
The Second Battle of Thessaloniki
The battle for Thessaloniki in 1004 was one of Samuel's repeated attacks on this Byzantine city. On this occasion, John Chaldos commanded the Byzantine troops.
The Siege of Nessebar
In 807, Krum sent a peace proposal to the Byzantine emperor, which was rejected. He consequently attacked Mesembria, modern Nessebar.
The Terror massacre in Karlovo
In 1877, during the Russo-Turkish War of Liberation, Karlovo in the Ottoman Empire experienced a tragedy known as 'The Terror'. Ottoman regular troops and bashi-bazouks attacked in response to the local population's warm welcome for Russian forces.
The Third Battle of Serres
After the crushing victory over the Latins at Adrianople on 14 April 1205, the Bulgarians gained control of most of Thrace, except Constantinople, Rodosto and Selymbria. In June 1205, Tsar Kaloyan redirected operations south-west towards the Kingdom of Thessalonica, ruled by Boniface of Montferrat, a vassal of the Latin Empire.
Third Battle of Çatalca
The Battle of Çatalca, fought from 3 to 6 March 1913, was the third engagement between Bulgarian and Ottoman troops before Çatalca. In the previous battle there, the Bulgarians had been pushed back 10–15 kilometres.
Third Battle of Thessaloniki
In 1040, Peter Delyan led an uprising against the Byzantines and was proclaimed tsar of Bulgaria. During his uprising, the Bulgarians in the territory of present-day Albania also rose in revolt under Tihomir.
Tsar Ivan Asen II defeats Tatar detachments
Tsar Ivan Asen II defeated Tatar detachments returning from their devastating campaign in Hungary. Under Khan Baku, a grandson of Genghis Khan, the Tatars subjugated the Volga-Kama Bulgars and other peoples living around the Volga and Kama rivers and destroyed Kievan Rus'.
Vardar Offensive
The Vardar Offensive took place between 14 and 29 September 1918 and was the last major military operation on the Macedonian Front during the First World War. Following intensive preparations, the multinational Allied armies broke the deadlock that had persisted in this sector for several years and successfully hastened the capitulation of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.
Venetian attack on Mesembria
The Venetian attack on Mesembria was encouraged by the leadership of the Latin Empire, which was preparing a campaign against the Bulgarians. The struggle for the throne in Tarnovo prompted plans for war with Bulgaria, but these were never carried out.
War against the Sublime Porte
War broke out between Serbia and Turkey. Montenegro also joined the war against the Sublime Porte.
Zagorichani massacre
The Zagorichani massacre was a tragic episode in the history of Bulgarians in Macedonia in the early twentieth century. On 25 March 1905 (7 April in the New Style calendar), Greek armed bands burned the village of Zagorichani in southern Macedonia and killed 62 Bulgarian civilians.
Zeleniche wedding massacre
The Zeleniche wedding massacre was the killing of 13 Bulgarians by Greek andartes on 13 November 1904 in the village of Zeleniche in the Florina region. The tragedy followed the defeat of the band led by Pavlos Melas, a founder of the Greek armed movement, by Turkish troops on 13 October 1904.
Zhabokrek Raid
The Zhabokrek Raid was a battle fought by the Rila–Pirin Partisan Detachment against Bulgarian military and gendarmerie units and a German military unit. It took place during the partisan movement in Bulgaria.
