Atlas of Battles

war, 30 engagements

Battles of First Balkan War

The atlas places 30 engagements of First Balkan War (1912 to 1913): 27 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action across 5 present-day countries, most in Greece (12), Turkey (9), Albania (4). The most widely documented: Battle of Kumanovo.

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Battle of PestaCapture of LemnosBattle of SarantaporoBattle of KardzhaliBattle of Pente PigadiaBattle of Kirk KilisseBattle of YenidjeBattle of SorovichBattle of PrilepFirst Battle of ÇatalcaBattle of LesbosSiege of IoanninaBattle of MerhamliBattle of LumëBattle of ElliCapture of KorytsaBattle of BizaniBattle of ÇatalcaBattle of BulairBattle of ŞarköySecond Battle of ÇatalcaBattle in Grykë e VogëlBattle of KumanovoSiege of ScutariBattle of Lule BurgasBattle of AdrianopleBattle of MonastirBattle of LemnosBattle of KumanovoBattle of Lule BurgasBattle of AdrianopleBattle of MonastirBattle of LemnosSofiaThessalonikiSkopjePristinaBurgasBalıkesirManisaStara ZagoraLarissaTekirdağ200 km40.673N, 24.448E
30 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1912: 23 engagements23 in 19121913: 6 engagements19121913
29 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Pesta, 1912Capture of Lemnos, 1912Battle of Sarantaporo, 1912Battle of Kardzhali, 1912Battle of Kumanovo, 1912Battle of Pente Pigadia, 1912Battle of Kirk Kilisse, 1912Siege of Scutari, 1912Battle of Lule Burgas, 1912Battle of Yenidje, 1912Battle of Sorovich, 1912Battle of Adrianople, 1912Battle of Prilep, 1912Battle of Monastir, 1912First Battle of Çatalca, 1912Battle of Kaliakra, 1912Battle of Lesbos, 1912Battle of Chios, 1912Siege of Ioannina, 1912Battle of Merhamli, 1912Battle of Lumë, 1912Battle of Elli, 1912Capture of Korytsa, 1912Battle of Bizani, 1913Battle of Lemnos, 1913Battle of Çatalca, 1913Battle of Bulair, 1913Battle of Şarköy, 1913Second Battle of Çatalca, 191319121913
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 12 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1912Battle of PestaPesta, Greece
October 1912Capture of LemnosLemnos, Greece
10 October 1912Battle of SarantaporoSarantaporo, Greece
21 October 1912Battle of KardzhaliKardzhali, BulgariaBulgarian victory
23 October 1912Battle of KumanovoKumanovo, North MacedoniaSerbian victory
23 October 1912Battle of Pente PigadiaIoannina vilayet, GreeceGreek victory
24 October 1912Battle of Kirk KilisseTurkeyBulgarian victory
28 October 1912Siege of ScutariShkodër, Albania
28 October 1912Battle of Lule BurgasTurkeyBulgarian victory
2 November 1912Battle of YenidjeGiannitsa, GreeceGreek victory; Greek army captures Yenidje and Thessaloniki
2 November 1912Battle of SorovichGreeceOttoman victory
3 November 1912Battle of AdrianopleEdirne, TurkeyBulgarian-Serbian victory
3 November 1912Battle of PrilepPrilep, North MacedoniaSerbian victory
16 November 1912Battle of MonastirMonastir vilayet, North MacedoniaSerbian victory
17 November 1912First Battle of ÇatalcaÇatalca, TurkeyOttoman victory
21 November 1912Battle of KaliakraKaliakra, BulgariaBulgarian victory
21 November 1912Battle of LesbosLesbos, GreeceGreek victory
24 November 1912Battle of ChiosChios, Greece
25 November 1912Siege of IoanninaIoannina, GreeceGreek victory
27 November 1912Battle of MerhamliGreeceBulgarian victory
6 December 1912Battle of LumëAlbaniaSerbian military victory
16 December 1912Battle of ElliTurkeyGreek victory
20 December 1912Capture of KorytsaKorçë, AlbaniaGreek victory
1913Battle of BizaniBizani municipality, GreeceGreek victory; Capture of Ioannina; End of First Balkan War
1913Battle of LemnosLemnos, Greece
1913Battle of ÇatalcaÇatalca, Turkey
26 January 1913Battle of BulairBolayır, TurkeyBulgarian victory
1913Battle of ŞarköyŞarköy, TurkeyBulgarian victory
3 April 1913Second Battle of ÇatalcaÇatalca, TurkeySmall territorial gains for the Bulgarians
date unknownBattle in Grykë e VogëlAlbania

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within First Balkan War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.