Serbo-Bulgarian War
| Serbo-Bulgarian War | |||||||||
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| Part of the Bulgarian Crisis | |||||||||
The Bulgarians cross the border, by Antoni Piotrowski | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Serbia Support: Austria-Hungary | Bulgaria | ||||||||
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 60,000 soldiers | 50,000 soldiers | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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770 killed 4,570 wounded |
550 killed 4,232 wounded | ||||||||
The Serbo-Bulgarian War or the Serbian–Bulgarian War (Bulgarian: Сръбско-българска война, Srăbsko-bălgarska voyna, Serbian: Српско-бугарски рат, Srpsko-bugarski rat), a war between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Principality of Bulgaria, erupted on 14 November [O.S. 2 November] 1885 and lasted until 28 November [O.S. 16 November] 1885. Despite Bulgaria's status as a vassal of the Ottoman Empire, the Ottomans did not intervene in the war. Serbia initiated the fighting but suffered a decisive defeat. Austria-Hungary demanded that Bulgaria stop its invasion, and a truce resulted. The final peace was signed on 3 March [O.S. 19 February] 1886 in Bucharest. The existing boundaries did not change. As a result of the war, European powers acknowledged the act of Unification of Bulgaria which had happened on 18 September [O.S. 6 September] 1885.