Serbo-Bulgarian War

November 14–28, 1885 · Balkans

Result Bulgarian victory

Serbia attacked Bulgaria after Bulgaria united with Eastern Rumelia. The Bulgarians won at Slivnitsa and pushed into Serbia, and the war confirmed the Bulgarian union.

On the map Overview Contemporaries

Kingdom of Serbia

Principality of Bulgaria

Other

Serbia

Bulgaria

Strength and losses

Serbia Killed c. 2,000

Killed: c. 5,000

Battles 2

Battle of Slivnitsa November 17–19, 1885 · Bulgarian victory
Battle of Pirot November 27, 1885 · Bulgarian victory

Also involved 18

Andrey Lyapchev participant · Principality of Bulgaria
Racho Petrov participant
Radko Dimitriev participant · Principality of Bulgaria
Mihail Savov participant · Principality of Bulgaria
Vasil Kutinchev participant
Radomir Putnik participant
Stepa Stepanović participant
Nikola Ivanov participant · Principality of Bulgaria
Georgi Vazov participant
Petar Bojović participant
Nikola Zhekov participant
Georgi Todorov participant
Kliment Boyadzhiev participant
Stefan Stambolov participant · Principality of Bulgaria
Konstantin Stoilov participant · Principality of Bulgaria
Dimitar Popgeorgiev participant
Živojin Mišić participant
Stiliyan Kovachev participant