01 / Overview
Balkan Wars
Date
1912–1913
Type
interstate war
Battles & Operations
Duration
9 months 13 days
Participants
+6 Weapon System
Outcome
decisive victory b
02 / Sides
Belligerents 12 participants
First Balkan War:{{ubl || Second Balkan War:
VS
03 / Battles & Operations · 45 records
Battle First Balkan War 1912–1913 decisive victory a Battle Serbian invasion of Kosovo 1912 Battle Battle of Pesta 1912 Battle Battle of Chios 1912–1913 Battle Battle of Merhamli 1912 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Lule Burgas 1912 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Lesbos 1912 Battle Battle of Lumë 1912 Battle Battle of Kumanovo 1912 Battle First Battle of Çatalca 1912 decisive victory b Battle Battle of Kirk Kilisse 1912 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Adrianople 1912–1913 Battle Battle of Sarantaporo 1912 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Monastir 1912 Battle Battle of Prilep 1912 Battle Battle of Sorovich 1912 Battle Battle of Pente Pigadia 1912 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Kardzhali 1912 decisive victory a Battle Capture of Lemnos 1912 Battle Capture of Korytsa 1912 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Elli 1912 Battle Battle of Yenidje 1912 decisive victory a Battle Siege of Scutari 1912–1913 Battle Battle of Kaliakra 1912 Battle Himara revolt of 1912 1912 decisive victory a Battle Romanian involvement in the Balkan Wars 1913 Battle Second Balkan War 1913 decisive victory b Battle Bulgarian Pirot Offensive 1913 Battle Бои за Брдицу 1913 Battle Battle of Çatalca 1913 Battle Battle of Kilkis–Lahanas 1913 Battle Battle of Bizani 1913 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Bregalnica 1913 Battle Battle of Dojran 1913 Battle Battle of Kresna Gorge 1913 Battle Battle of Kalimanci 1913 Battle Battle of Şarköy 1913 Battle Battle of Knjaževac 1913 Battle Battle of Lemnos 1913 Battle Liberation of Ioannina 1913 Battle Second Battle of Çatalca 1913 tactical victory a Battle Battle of Bulair 1913 Battle Siege of Adrianople 1913 Battle Siege of Vidin 1913 Battle Blockade of Montenegro 1913
04 / Weapons & Equipment · 35 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
France ORIGIN · COMPANY
Total 35 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 21 years all equipment
First Balkan War:{{ubl || Second Balkan War: 18 years avg. age
SIDE B 21 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $25 · 1867 M1867 Werndl-Holub
Weapons & Equipment35systems
Country
CATEGORY
Mannlicher M1893Bolt-Action Rifles66M1867 Werndl-HolubBolt-Action Rifles61Canon de 75 modèle 1905 SchneiderField Guns59Mannlicher M1888Bolt-Action Rifles58Mauser-Milovanović carbineBolt-Action Rifles58Mannlicher M1895Bolt-Action Rifles54Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903Field Guns5010.5 cm Feldhaubitze M.12Towed Artillery & Mortars49Berdan rifleBolt-Action Rifles409 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns318 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns24Farman HF.20Intelligence / Recon Aircraft12+1more →
Luger pistolPistols68
FN Model 1903Pistols58MAS 1873 revolverRevolvers44
Revolver m/1871Revolvers46
Mauser Model 1889Bolt-Action Rifles62Snider-EnfieldBolt-Action Rifles46
Canon de 75 modèle 1905 SchneiderField Guns59Pisa-class cruiserCruisers31U-1-class submarineConventional Submarines
Mannlicher-SchönauerBolt-Action Rifles81Mannlicher M1893Bolt-Action Rifles66Mannlicher M1890 CarbineBolt-Action Rifles59Mannlicher M1888Bolt-Action Rifles58Mannlicher-SchönauerBolt-Action Rifles81Canon de 75 modèle 1905 SchneiderField Guns59Mannlicher M1895Bolt-Action Rifles5475 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09Field Guns42Pisa-class cruiserCruisers319 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns318 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns24Farman HF.20Intelligence / Recon Aircraft12M.F. 7Intelligence / Recon Aircraft9Hydra-class ironcladIroncladsMauser Model 1903Bolt-Action Rifles76Mosin–NagantBolt-Action Rifles76FN Model 1903Pistols58Mauser-Milovanović carbineBolt-Action Rifles58Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903Field Guns50Snider-EnfieldBolt-Action Rifles469 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns31M1894 210mm Belgian mortarTowed Artillery & Mortars288 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns24REP Type NIntelligence / Recon Aircraft12Asar-i Şevket-class ironcladIronclads
Mauser C96Pistols6175 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09Field Guns42Berdan rifleBolt-Action Rifles40
Mauser Model 1871/84Bolt-Action Rifles56
FN Model 1903Pistols58Mauser-Milovanović carbineBolt-Action Rifles58Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903Field Guns50Mauser Model 1871Bolt-Action Rifles47Berdan rifleBolt-Action Rifles409 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns318 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns24Albatros W.1Intelligence / Recon Aircraft23Mannlicher M1893Bolt-Action Rifles66Canon de 75 modèle 1905 SchneiderField Guns59Mannlicher M1895Bolt-Action Rifles54Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903Field Guns5010.5 cm Feldhaubitze M.12Towed Artillery & Mortars499 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns31M1894 210mm Belgian mortarTowed Artillery & Mortars288 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns24Mosin–NagantBolt-Action Rifles76Canon de 75 modèle 1905 SchneiderField Guns59Mannlicher M1890 CarbineBolt-Action Rifles59Mannlicher M1895Bolt-Action Rifles5410.5 cm Feldhaubitze M.12Towed Artillery & Mortars4975 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09Field Guns42Berdan rifleBolt-Action Rifles409 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns318 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns24
Mannlicher M1895Bolt-Action Rifles549 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns318 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns249 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns318 cm Kanone C/73Field Guns24
Martini-HenryBolt-Action Rifles60Each system appears only once in the list.
1Mannlicher-SchönauerBolt-Action Rifles81MASS2Mauser Model 1903Bolt-Action Rifles76MASS3Mosin–NagantBolt-Action Rifles76MASS4Luger pistolPistols68MASS5Mannlicher M1893Bolt-Action Rifles66MASS6Mauser Model 1889Bolt-Action Rifles62MASS7M1867 Werndl-HolubBolt-Action Rifles61MASS8Mauser C96Pistols61MASS9Martini-HenryBolt-Action Rifles60MASS10Canon de 75 modèle 1905 SchneiderField Guns59MASS
05 / Outcomes
Outcome & Human Cost
Decisive Victory — Side B
FIRST DEFENSE DEALS AFTER WAR 20 deals
United States 
Denmark 
Canada 📚 Sources
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
- Correlates of War (CoW) project
- Official archives and academic literature