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title: "Serbian-Bulgarian War"
year: 1885
country: "Serbia"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1885/serbian-bulgarian-war"
slug: "serbian-bulgarian-war"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1885-11-28"
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# Serbian-Bulgarian War

> Brief but significant Balkan territorial conflict that erupted after Bulgaria annexed Eastern Rumelia, demonstrating post-Ottoman regional instability and power vacuums.

## Summary

The Serbo-Bulgarian War or the Serbian–Bulgarian War, 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.

## Sources

- [Serbian-Bulgarian War (1885)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbo-Bulgarian_War) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1885/serbian-bulgarian-war