Atlas of Battles

country, 126 engagements

Battles in Bulgaria

126 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Bulgaria: 100 battles, 22 sieges, 3 naval actions and 1 campaign between 335 BC and 1943. The wars with most engagements here: Tenth Russo-Turkish War (19), Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars (18), World War I (5), Gothic War of 248–253 (4).

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Battle of Shipka PassBattle of Mount HaemusBattle of PhilippopolisBattle of BeroeBattle of Nicopolis ad IstrumBattle of SerdicaBattle of NestosBattle of MardiaBattle of MarcianopleBattle of the WillowsBattle of DibaltumBattle of the UtusBattle of AcrisBattle of ChettosComentiolus' Avar CampaignBattle of MarcellaeBattle of the Rishki PassBattle of AnchialusBattle of MarcellaeSiege of Serdica (809)Siege of DebeltosBattle of VersinikiaBattle of MesembriaBattle of PreslavSiege of DorostolonFall of Great PreslavBattle of the Gates of TrajanBattle of YambolBattle of DristraBattle of BeroiaSiege of PreslavSiege of LovechBattle of SerresSiege of Varna (1201)Battle of BoruyBattle of PhilippopolisBattle of KlokotnitsaMongol invasion of the Latin EmpireBattle of AdrianopleMongol invasion of Byzantine ThraceBattle of DevinaBattle of the Maritsa riverBattle of SkafidaMongol invasion of Byzantine ThraceBattle of VelbazhdBattle of RusokastroBattle of IhtimanSiege of SofiaSiege of TarnovoBattle of ÇamurluBattle of ZlaticaBattle of VarnaRaid on VarnaSiege of VarnaSiege of Silistra (1773)Battle of KozludzhaBattle of Cape KaliakraSiege of VidinBattle of BatinSiege of ChoumenSiege of Silistra (1828)Siege of Varna (1828)Battle of HacihasanlarSiege of Silistra (1829)Battle of KulevichaBattle of OltenițaSiege of Silistra (1854)Battle of KaraisenBattle of Sara YarBattle of VishovgradBattle of BuzludzhaBattle of PetrichBelovski RaidSiege of Dryanovski MonasteryBattle of Milin KamakBattle of Mount OkolchitsaBattle of LomtsiBattle of SvistovBattle of ElenaKavarna massacreBattle of SevlievoBattle of NikopolBattle of Shipka PassBattle of JuranlaBattle at Stara ZagoraBattle of Pelshat and ZgalevoBattle of AblanovoBattle of LovchaBattle at CairkoiBattle of Lower MetropoliaBattle of Gorni DubnikBattle of OryahovoBattle of TashkessenBattle of SofiaSiege of VidinBattle of PhilippopolisBattle of SmârdanBattle of KulaBattle of VrabchaBattle of BreznikBattle of BelogradchikBattle of GurgulyatSiege of VidinBattle of SlivnitsaBattle of HarambunarBattle of KardzhaliBattle of KaliakraSiege of VidinBattle of Kresna GorgeBattle of TurtucaiaBattle of DobrichFlămânda OffensiveBattle of DoiranKyustendil Air RaidAction of 6 December 1941Bombing of Sofia in World War IIBattle of ArabconakBattle of AbritusBattle of AnchialusBattle of PliskaBattle of AchelousBattle of KleidionBattle of NicopolisBattle of VarnaSiege of PlevnaBattle of AbritusBattle of AnchialusBattle of PliskaBattle of AchelousBattle of KleidionBattle of NicopolisBattle of VarnaSiege of PlevnaSofiaConstanțaBurgasCraiovaNišRuseStara ZagoraEdirneDobrichKhaskovo200 km42.743N, 25.513E
126 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

401 BC: 2 engagementsAD 200: 6 engagementsAD 300: 4 engagementsAD 400: 1 engagementsAD 500: 3 engagementsAD 700: 5 engagementsAD 800: 5 engagementsAD 900: 5 engagements1000: 3 engagements1100: 4 engagements1200: 9 engagements1300: 8 engagements1400: 3 engagements1600: 3 engagements1700: 4 engagements1800: 47 engagements47 in 18001900: 13 engagements401 BC1900
125 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 31 with pages

Contested ground 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
335 BCBattle of Shipka PassShipka PassWars of Alexander the Great
335 BCBattle of Mount HaemusHaemus MonsWars of Alexander the Great
AD 250Battle of PhilippopolisPlovdivGothic War of 248–253
AD 250Battle of BeroeAugusta TraianaGothic War of 248–253
AD 250Battle of Nicopolis ad IstrumNicopolis ad IstrumGothic War of 248–253
AD 251Battle of AbritusDobrujaGothic War of 248–253
AD 261Battle of SerdicaSerdicaCrisis of the Third Century
AD 268Battle of NestosNestosGermanic Wars
AD 316Battle of MardiaHarmanli
AD 376Battle of MarcianopleMarcianopolisGothic War of 376–382
AD 377Battle of the WillowsMoesiaGothic War of 376–382
AD 377Battle of DibaltumDebeltGothic War of 376–382
AD 477Battle of the UtusVit
AD 513Battle of AcrisKaliakra
AD 559Battle of ChettosThrace
AD 586Comentiolus' Avar CampaignDobrujaAvar–Byzantine Wars
AD 708Battle of AnchialusPomorieByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
AD 756Battle of MarcellaeMarkeliByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
AD 759Battle of the Rishki PassBalkan MountainsByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
30 June AD 763Battle of AnchialusPomorieByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
AD 792Battle of MarcellaeMarkeliByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
AD 809Siege of Serdica (809)SofiaByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
26 July AD 811Battle of PliskaPliskaByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
May AD 812Siege of DebeltosDeveltos
22 June AD 813Battle of VersinikiaEdirneByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
AD 814Battle of MesembriaNesebarByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
20 August AD 917Battle of AchelousPomorieByzantine–Bulgarian War of 913–927
AD 970Battle of PreslavVeliki Preslav
AD 971Siege of DorostolonSilistraSviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria
AD 971Fall of Great PreslavVeliki PreslavByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
17 August AD 986Battle of the Gates of TrajanGate of TrajanByzantine conquest of Bulgaria
29 July 1014Battle of KleidionBelasicaByzantine conquest of Bulgaria
1049Battle of YambolYambolPecheneg revolt
1087Battle of DristraSilistraByzantine–Pecheneg wars
1122Battle of BeroiaAugusta TraianaByzantine–Pecheneg wars
1185Siege of PreslavVeliki PreslavUprising of Asen and Peter
1187Siege of LovechLovechByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
1196Battle of SerresSerresByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
24 March 1201Siege of Varna (1201)VarnaByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
May 1208Battle of BoruyStara ZagoraBulgarian–Latin Wars
30 June 1208Battle of PhilippopolisPlovdivBulgarian–Latin Wars
9 March 1230Battle of KlokotnitsaKlokotnitsaByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
1242Mongol invasion of the Latin EmpireThraceMongol invasions and conquests
1254Battle of AdrianopleEdirneByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
1263Mongol invasion of Byzantine ThraceThraceMongol invasions and conquests
17 July 1279Battle of DevinaBurgasByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
1284Battle of the Maritsa riverMaritsaMongol invasions and conquests
1304Battle of SkafidaSozopolByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
1324Mongol invasion of Byzantine ThraceThraceMongol invasions and conquests
1330Battle of VelbazhdKyustendilBulgarian–Serbian Wars
18 July 1332Battle of RusokastroRusokastroByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
1355Battle of IhtimanIhtimanBulgarian–Ottoman Wars
1382Siege of SofiaSofiaBulgarian–Ottoman Wars
17 July 1393Siege of TarnovoVeliko TarnovoBulgarian–Ottoman Wars
25 September 1396Battle of NicopolisNikopolHungarian–Ottoman War
1413Battle of ÇamurluSamokovOttoman Interregnum
1443Battle of ZlaticaZlatitsaCrusade of Varna
10 November 1444Battle of VarnaVarnaCrusade of Varna
1606Battle of VarnaVarnaZaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions
1620Raid on VarnaVarnaZaporozhian Cossacks' naval expeditions
1658Siege of VarnaVarnaRusso-Polish War
1773Siege of Silistra (1773)Silistra
9 June 1774Battle of KozludzhaSuvorovoSixth Russo-Turkish War
11 August 1791Battle of Cape KaliakraKaliakraSeventh Russo-Turkish War
1798Siege of VidinVidin
26 August 1810Battle of BatinBatinEighth Russo-Turkish War
May 1828Siege of ChoumenShumen
9 July 1828Siege of Silistra (1828)Silistra
13 July 1828Siege of Varna (1828)VarnaNinth Russo-Turkish War
1828Battle of HacihasanlarVarnaNinth Russo-Turkish War
5 May 1829Siege of Silistra (1829)Silistra
11 June 1829Battle of KulevichaKyulevchaNinth Russo-Turkish War
4 November 1853Battle of OltenițaOltenițaCrimean War
1854Siege of Silistra (1854)SilistraCrimean War
6 July 1868Battle of KaraisenKaraisen
6 July 1868Battle of Sara YarHadzhidimitrovo
8 July 1868Battle of VishovgradVishovgrad
18 July 1868Battle of Buzludzha
23 April 1876Battle of PetrichPetrichApril Uprising of 1876
27 April 1876Belovski RaidBelovo
29 April 1876Siege of Dryanovski MonasteryDryanovo MonasteryApril Uprising of 1876
18 May 1876Battle of Milin KamakMilin Kamak
20 May 1876Battle of Mount OkolchitsaOkolchitsa (peak)
25 May 1876Battle of LomtsiLomtsiApril Uprising of 1876
26 June 1877Battle of SvistovDanube VilayetTenth Russo-Turkish War
26 June 1877Battle of ElenaElenaTenth Russo-Turkish War
7 July 1877Kavarna massacreKavarnaTenth Russo-Turkish War
1877Battle of SevlievoSevlievoTenth Russo-Turkish War
16 July 1877Battle of NikopolNikopolTenth Russo-Turkish War
17 July 1877Battle of Shipka PassShipka PassTenth Russo-Turkish War
1877Battle of JuranlaKalitinovoTenth Russo-Turkish War
20 July 1877Siege of PlevnaPlevenTenth Russo-Turkish War
1877Battle at Stara ZagoraStara ZagoraTenth Russo-Turkish War
1877Battle of Pelshat and ZgalevoZgalevoTenth Russo-Turkish War
1877Battle of AblanovoGorsko AblanovoTenth Russo-Turkish War
1 September 1877Battle of LovchaLovechTenth Russo-Turkish War
1877Battle at CairkoiKamenTenth Russo-Turkish War
1877Battle of Lower MetropoliaDolna MitropoliaTenth Russo-Turkish War
24 October 1877Battle of Gorni DubnikDanube VilayetTenth Russo-Turkish War
1877Battle of OryahovoOryahovoTenth Russo-Turkish War
31 December 1877Battle of TashkessenOttoman Wars in Europe
1877Battle of SofiaSofiaTenth Russo-Turkish War
1878Siege of VidinVidin
17 January 1878Battle of PhilippopolisAdrianople vilayetTenth Russo-Turkish War
24 January 1878Battle of SmârdanInovoSiege of Vidin
3 November 1885Battle of Kula
1885Battle of VrabchaVrabcha
1885Battle of BreznikBreznik
1885Battle of BelogradchikBelogradchik
1885Battle of GurgulyatGurgulyat
12 November 1885Siege of VidinVidin
17 November 1885Battle of SlivnitsaSlivnitsaSerbo-Bulgarian War
1903Battle of HarambunarKremen
21 October 1912Battle of KardzhaliKardzhaliFirst Balkan War
21 November 1912Battle of KaliakraKaliakraFirst Balkan War
12 July 1913Siege of VidinVidinBalkan Wars
21 July 1913Battle of Kresna GorgeKresna GorgeSecond Balkan War
17 August 1916Struma operationStrumaWorld War I
2 September 1916Battle of TurtucaiaSouthern DobrujaWorld War I
5 September 1916Battle of DobrichDobrichWorld War I
1916Flămânda OffensiveRyahovoWorld War I
18 September 1918Battle of DoiranDojran LakeWorld War I
1941Kyustendil Air RaidKyustendilWorld War II
6 December 1941Action of 6 December 1941Cape EmineBlack Sea Campaigns
1943Bombing of Sofia in World War IIKingdom of BulgariaWorld War II
date unknownBattle of ArabconakArabakonakTenth Russo-Turkish War

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.