(2) The Balkan Wars
and their
aftermath, 1912-June 1914
January-July
1912
Balkans.Russia.Austria-Hungary.
==Jan.29 > Bosnian Governor
Potiorek reports
widespread rumors of imminent Russian-backed revolts throughout the
Balkans
Balkans.Italy.Austria-Hungary.
==Jan-Feb. > Austria warns Italy
against
military actions on the Aegean or Balkan coasts
Balkans.Germany.
==Feb.02 > Spahn, the leader of
the German
Catholic Center Party, accurately predicts to the Reichstag that an
Austrian
attack on Serbia will draw in Russia and will lead to a general
European
war
Bulgaria.Balkans.
==Feb.02-05 > Bulgarian Prince
Boris’
coming-of-age celebrations are held in Sofia - the Balkan states make a
strong show of unity
Balkans.Ottoman
Empire.Russia.France.
==Feb.15 > Sazonov queries France
how
they would respond in the event of a Balkan- Ottoman war
Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==Feb.--- > The Austro-Hungarian
War Ministry
reports that Serbian ‘Black Hand’ terrorists may attempt to assassinate
members of the Hapsburg imperial family
Bulgaria.Serbia.Macedonia.
==Mar.13 > A secret
Serbian-Bulgarian
alliance is brokered by Russia - Macedonia is to be partitioned - Bulgaria
redirects the alliance against the Turks instead of against Austria,
with a secret clause on a possible war
Ottoman Empire.Russia.
==Apr.18-May.04 > The Turks close
the
Straits in response to an Italian naval attack - Russian commerce
suffers
Italy.Ottoman
Empire.
==Apr.24-May.20 > Italy occupies
Rhodes
and the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean
Croatia.Serbia.
==Apr.--- > 176 nationalist
students from
Zagreb visit Belgrade, to great acclaim - some are recruited into the
Serbian
‘Black Hand’ terrorist group
Bulgaria.Serbia.
==May.12 > Secret
Serbian-Bulgarian military
convention
Albania.Ottoman
Empire.
==late.May > The Albanian revolt
against
the Turks is renewed
Bulgaria.Greece.
==May.29 > A Greek-Bulgarian
alliance
against the Turks completes the formation of the Balkan League
August
1912
Macedonia.Balkans.
==start.Aug > The Turks massacre
150 Christians
at Kochara (or Kochane) in Macedonia - war fever erupts in the Balkan
states
Balkans Russia.France.
==Aug.09-11 > Poincaré
visits Russia
- he is shocked to learn of the Serbian-Bulgarian alliance,
exclaiming
“This is an agreement for war,” and warns that France will not get
involved
in a purely Balkan war unless Germany intervenes
Balkans.Austria-Hungary.
==Aug.13 > Berchtold urges the
powers
to enforce reforms on the Turks in order to stabilize the Balkans - the
powers show little interest
Macedonia.Bulgaria.
==Aug.14 > Bulgaria demands that
the Turks
grant autonomy to Macedonia
Montenegro.Serbia.
==mid.Aug to Sep > The Serbs and
the Montenegrins
stage border incidents against the Ottoman forces and smuggle weapons
to
the Albanian rebels in Kosovo
Albania.Ottoman
Empire.
==Aug.18 > The Turks unofficially
accept
nearly all of the Albanian terms
September
1912
Balkans.France.
==Sep.02 > The French high
command reports
that the Entente stands an excellent chance of victory in a general war
if Serbia diverts Austrian forces - increased French interest in the
Balkans
Albania.Ottoman
Empire.
==Sep.04 > The Albanian
revolt ends
as the Turks officially agree to Albanian terms
Croatia.Austria-Hungary.
==Sep.15 > The nationalist
‘Croatian Alliance’
is established in Kansas City - it is soon plotting the assassinations
of Austro-Hungarian officials in Croatia
Greece.Bulgaria.
==Sep.22 > Greek-Bulgarian
military convention
Montenegro.Bulgaria.
==Sep.27 > A
Montenegrin-Bulgarian alliance
is concluded against the Turks
Greece.Europe.
==Sep.29 > British and French
forces pacify
unrest on Samos in the Aegean
Balkans.Ottoman
Empire.
==Sep.30 > The Balkan states
mobilize
against the Turks
October
1912
Balkans.Ottoman
Empire.
==Oct.01 > The Ottoman Empire
mobilizes
==Oct.02 > The Balkan states
issue an
ultimatum demanding reform in Macedonia
==Oct.06 > A Serbian-Montenegrin
alliance
is made against the Turks, specifying that the war is to start within
the
month
Balkans.Austria-Hungary.
==early.Oct > The
Austro-Hungarian Joint
Council hastily approves an arms buildup in the face of the imminent
Balkan
war
Balkans.Ottoman
Empire.Europe.
==Oct.04 > The powers accept a
French
proposal to oppose any territorial changes in the Ottoman Empire - too
late
==Oct.08 > Acting for all the
powers,
Russia and Austria warn the Balkan League against attacking the Turks -
too late
First Balkan War.
==Oct.08 > Montenegro declares
war on
the Ottoman Empire and invades northern Albania and Novibazar - THE
FIRST BALKAN WAR to Jun 1913
First Balkan War.Europe.
==Oct.10 > Germany urges Austria
to seize
Sanjak before the Serbs do - Austria hesitates
==Oct.12 > The Turks reject the
powers’
demands for reforms in Macedonia
Balkans.Germany.
==Oct.13 > At a meeting of
government
and military leaders at Hubertusstock, the Kaiser proposes further army
expansion in view of Austria-Hungary’s need to concentrate against the
newly powerful Balkan states
Ottoman Empire.Italy.
==Oct.15 > The secret
Italian-Ottoman
Treaty of Ouchy: the Turks cede Libya - the Italian pledge to evacuate
the Dodecanese Islands is not fulfilled, although the islanders are
assured
the occupation is temporary
==Oct.18 > The public Italian-Ottoman
Treaty of Lausanne formally ends the Tripolitanian War, though
fighting
continues in Libya
First Balkan War.
==Oct.16 > Serbian forces
invade Kosovo,
conquering the region by Nov.04
==Oct.17-18 > Serbia,
Bulgaria, and
Greece go to war with the Turks - Greece proclaims the annexation of
Crete
==Oct.17-20 > Balkan armies
invade
European Turkey
==late.Oct > The Balkan
League inflicts
a series of devastating defeats on the Turks - the Serbs besiege
Scutari
and overrun northern Albania by Nov.10; the Bulgarians besiege
Adrianople
and advance on Constantinople
==Oct.31 > Russia frantically
urges Bulgaria
to halt its advance on Constantinople, and asks Britain and France to
pressure
Sofia - on Nov.03-05, Russia warns that it will attack if Bulgaria
takes
Constantinople
November
1912
First Balkan War.
==Nov.03 > The Turks ask the
powers to
intervene to end the Balkan War
Serbia.Austria-Hungary.Germany.
==Nov.04 > Austria-Hungary seeks
German
backing in restricting Serbia and establishing hegemony over the
Balkans
First Balkan War.
==Nov.05 > The Serbs crush
the Turks
at the battle of Monastir and gain control of Macedonia
==Nov.06 > Ottoman Vizier Kamil
urges
the powers to send their fleets to protect the Straits against the
Bulgarians
==Nov.08 > The Greeks take
Salonika,
a few hours before Bulgarian forces arrive - tensions rise between the
allies
Serbia.Austria-Hungary.Russia.
==Nov.09 > Russia refuses to back
the
Serbs over Albania
==mid.Nov > Austria-Hungary
begins to
mass troops on the Russian and Serbian frontiers
First Balkan War.
==Nov.17-18 > A determined
Bulgarian attack
on the Chatalja Lines near Constantinople is repelled at very heavy
cost
Albania.Ottoman
Empire.
==Nov.20 > The Turks grant
autonomy to
Albania - too late
First Balkan War.
==Nov.21 > The Turks reject the
Balkan
League’s peace terms
Serbia.Austria-Hungary.Germany.
==Nov.22 > The Kaiser tells Franz
Ferdinand
that Germany will fully back an Austro- Hungarian attack on Serbia
Albania.Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==Nov.24 > Austria-Hungary
supports an
independent Albania to block Serbian access to the Mediterranean -
Russia
and France back the Serbs; Italy and Germany back Austria - the
Albanian
crisis to Dec.03 - both Austria-Hungary and Russia begin to
mobilize
Albania.
==Nov.28 > Albania proclaims
independence
and neutrality at Valona (Vlora)
Romania.Austria-Hungary.
==end.Nov > Austrian Chief of
Staff Conrad
visits Romania: renewed plans for an Austro-Romanian deployment against
Russia in the event of a general war
December
1912
First Balkan War.
==Dec.03 > Ottoman armistice with
the
Balkan states - not adhered to by Greece
Serbia.Austria-Hungary.Germany.
==Dec.08 > The ‘Kriegsrat’ (war
council):
the German Kaiser hopes for an Austrian attack on Serbia that will
provoke
a general war
==Dec.14 > Conrad warns Franz
Ferdinand
that a Serbian unification of the south Slavs would reduce
Austria-Hungary
to a minor power
First Balkan War.
==Dec.17-Jan.13.1913 > The
London Peace
Conferences (one attended by of the powers’ ambassadors, another by
the Balkan States), mediated by British Foreign Secretary Grey - the
Turks
resist the demands of the Balkan States
Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==Dec.17 > The ‘Consular Affair’
ends:
a Serbian-Austrian crisis over the actions of the Austrian consul at
Prizren
is defused when Austria announces that the consul is safe
Albania.Europe.
==Dec.20 > The London Conference
of Ambassadors
accept the principle of Albanian autonomy, but not full independence
Bulgaria.Romania.Austria-Hungary.
==Dec to Jan.1913 > Unsuccessful
Romanian-Bulgarian
talks on compensation for Romania - Austria-Hungary fails to support
its
Romanian ally
Romania.Russia.
==Dec.--- > Russian overtures to
Romania
- King Carol is named an honorary Russian Field Marshal
Ottoman Empire.Germany.
==Dec.--- > German hopes for an
alliance
with the Turks
January
1913
First Balkan War.
==Jan.22 > After stalling for
weeks, the
Turks agree to the demands of the Balkan states, and briefly consent to
the cession of Adrianople
==Jan.23 > Young Turk hardliners
seize
control of the government in Constantinople, and immediately adopt a
tough
line against the Balkan states, soon breaking up the peace conference
Serbia.Europe.
==end.Jan > The British
ambassador in
Vienna fears that Serbia will be the cause of a European war
Balkans.
==Jan.--- > Bulgaria rejects a
Serbian
request for re-defining Macedonia’s frontiers; relations begin to
deteriorate
- Greece and Serbia discuss an alliance against Bulgaria
February
1913
First Balkan War.
==Feb.03 > The First Balkan
War resumes
Romania.Austria-Hungary.
==Feb.05 > The weak Romanian
alliance
with Austria is renewed for seven years, despite the rising hostility
of
the Romanian public
Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==Feb.10 > Franz Ferdinand tells
Conrad
“I do not want from Serbia a single plum tree, a single sheep” -
~Austrian
attempts to conciliate Serbia
March
1913
First Balkan War.
==Mar.02 > The Turks
unsuccessfully seek
peace
==Mar.06 > Greek forces storm
Yanina (Janina
or Ioannina) in Epirus, taking 30,000 Turkish prisoners and 200 guns -
the Greeks soon transfer most of their army to Macedonia
==Mar.14 > The Balkan states
accept the
mediation of the European powers
Ottoman Empire.Germany.
==mid Mar. > ~Germany decides to
send
a military mission to the Ottoman Empire
Albania.Greece.Serbia.Montenegro.
==Mar.15-21 > The Greeks take
Gjirokastër
and Tepelenë in south Albania, completing their conquest of
disputed
‘North Epirus’
==Mar.16 > The Balkan League
demands Scutari
in north Albania as a precondition of peace
==Mar.22 > The London Peace
Conference
awards Scutari to Albania, compensating Serbia with Kosovo and Debar
and
Montenegro with Peæ - a third of the Albanians are placed under
Serbian
or Montenegrin rule
First Balkan War.
==Mar.26 > The Bulgarians
take Adrianople after tough fighting: the allies loose 9,500
troops, and
capture 60,000
Turks - fierce reign of terror in the city - great enthusiasm in
Bulgaria
and Russia - the siege has involved the first extensive military use of
barbed-wire
==Mar.31 > The Turks accept the
powers’
peace proposals
Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==Mar.--- > Austria (backed by
Italy)
refuses to allow Serbia to establish herself on the Adriatic coast
April
1913
Albania.Montenegro.
==Apr.10 > The powers blockade
the Montenegrin/Albanian
coast to pressure Montenegro to end the siege of Scutari
Macedonia.Serbia.Bulgaria.
==mid April > The Serbs
openly abandon
the agreement to partition Macedonia with Bulgaria - ~Bulgarian
schools
and religious services are suppressed in Macedonia
Ottoman Empire.Albania.Montenegro.
==Apr.22 > Toptani surrenders
Scutari
(Iskroda or Shkodër) to the Montenegrins in return for their
support
in his attempt to control Albania - the Turks are entirely driven
from
Europe except for the environs of Constantinople
Albania.
==late April to early May >
Toptani establishes
himself in Serbian-occupied Tirana and Durazzo and forms a separate
Albanian
government in opposition to Kemal’s Valona government
Albania.Montenegro.Austria-Hungary.
==Apr.29 > Austria issues an
ultimatum
to Montenegro to evacuate Scutari by May.01
Macedonia.Serbia.Bulgaria.Russia.
==Apr.--- > Rus agrees to
Bulgarian requests
to mediate the Macedonian dispute, but clearly sides with the Serbs
May 1913
Serbia.Greece.Bulgaria.
==May.05 > Secret
Greek-Serbian agreement
directed against Bulgaria, with a preliminary military convention
and
plans to partition Macedonia - ~small-scale Greek and Serbian clashes
with
the Bulgarians - ~the powers are increasingly hostile to Bulgaria
Romania.Europe.
==May.07 > The St. Petersburg
Conference
of the powers’ ambassadors attempts to settle the Romanian-Bulgarian
dispute;
Romania is dissatisfied with the award of Silistria
Albania.Montenegro.Europe.
==May.14 > Montenegro evacuates
Scutari
- the European powers establish international control in the city
Albania.
==mid May > Kemal urges the
powers to
recognize Albanian independence, in the hopes of undermining Topotani’s
threat to the the Valona Albanian government
First Balkan War.
==May.20 > The London Peace
Conference
resumes talks on resolving the Balkan conflict
==May.30 > The Treaty of
London ends
the first Balkan War: the Turks are compelled to cede Crete and all
Turkish Europe west of the Enos-Midia line
Romania.Austria-Hungary.
==late May to Jun > Sharpening
Romanian
alienation from Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary.
==May.--- > Austria annexes
Ada-Kaleh
Island in the Danube from the Turks - the final territorial acquisition
by the Hapsburgs
Ottoman Empire.Germany.
==May.--- > The Turks request a
German
mission to reorganize the Ottoman army
June
1913
Serbia.Greece.Bulgaria.
==Jun.01 > Conclusion of a secret
Serbian-Greek
alliance and military protocol directed against Bulgaria
Serbia.Bulgaria.Russia.
==Jun.08 > A personal message
from Czar
Nicholas urges Serbia and Bulgaria to submit their disputes to Russian
arbitration
Serbia.Greece.Bulgaria.
==mid Jun > Bulgaria is aware of
secret
the Serbian-Greek plans to partition Macedonia
Serbia.Bulgaria.Russia.
==Jun.19 > Russia demands that
Serbia
accept the Czar’s arbitration of their dispute with Bulgaria - the
Serbian
response is vague
==Jun.22 > Bulgaria makes the
acceptance
of Russian mediation conditional - Russia angrily repudiates its
Bulgarian
alliance
Serbia.Greece.Bulgaria.
==Jun.22 > The Bulgarian Army
commander
Savoff urges a quick attack on Serbia and Greece, confident of an easy
victory
Greece.Germany.
==Jun.23 > The German ambassador
in Athens
reports that King Constantine is ready to override his pro-Entente
Prime
Minister Venizelos and ally with Germany - Berlin is wary
Bulgaria.Austria-Hungary.
==Jun.26 > Bulgarian defensive
Treaty
with Austria
Montenegro.
==Jun.27 > Montenegro announces
that it
will side with Serbia in the event of a Serbian-Bulgarian war
Romania.Bulgaria.
==Jun.28 > Romania warns Bulgaria
that
it will not remain neutral in a new Balkan war
Balkans.Germany.
==Jun.28 > German Foreign
Minister Jagow
considers a war between the Balkan states to be “desirable”
Second Balkan War.
==Jun.28-29 > Tsar Ferdinand
orders the
Bulgarian army to attack without informing his cabinet - his generals
are
instructed to ignore any halt orders
==Jun.29-30 > Bulgaria
attacks Greek
and Serbian forces in Macedonia [night] - Second Balkan
War
to Aug
Ottoman Empire.Europe.
==Jun.--- > Turkish overtures to
Britain
for an alliance are rebuffed - ~the powers effectively establish
economic
spheres of influence in the Asiatic Ottoman Empire
July
1913
Second Balkan War.
==Jul.02 > The Serbs
counterattack and
gain the initiative, breaking the Bulgarian lines and pushing
northeastwards
==Jul.03 > Romania mobilizes -
public
enthusiasm
==Jul.03-04 > Greek forces push
back the
Bulgarians
==Jul.05 > Greece formally
declares war
on Bulgaria
==Jul.06 > Serbia formally
declares war
on Bulgaria
==Jul.06 > German Chancellor
Bethmann
firmly warns Austrian Foreign Minister Berchtold against moving on
Serbia
==Jul.10 > Romania declares war
on Bulgaria
and immediately crosses the Danube with 150,000 men, meeting no
Bulgarian
resistance
==Jul.12 > The Ottoman Empire
declares
war on Bulgaria, and advances into Thrace
==Jul.13 > Bulgaria sues for
peace
==Jul.17 > Bulgarian Prime
Minister Daneff
resigns - a British correspondent writes of Bulgaria as enduring
“calamity
upon calamity”
==Jul.22 > The Turks reoccupy
Adrianople
and eastern Thrace without meeting Bulgarian resistance
==Jul.22 > Romania agrees to an
armistice
with Bulgaria
Bulgaria.Austria-Hungary.Russia.
==Jul.22 > Bulgarian overtures to
Austria-Hungary
- Bulgaria ends its alignment toward Russia and attempts an alliance
with
the Central Powers to 1914
Albania.Europe.
==Jul.29 > The powers guarantee
an independent,
neutral Albania under a constitutional monarch, but refuse to recognize
the Valona provisional government - Albanian political struggles
Ottoman Empire.Britain.
==Jul.29 > A British-Ottoman pact
sets
spheres of influence and strengthens British security in the Persian
Gulf
- ~British Foreign Secretary Grey says: “The only policy to which we
can
become a party is one directed to avoid the collapse and partition of
Asiatic
Turkey.”
Second Balkan War.
==Jul.30-Aug.10 > A Balkan peace
conference
is held in Bucharest - on Jul.31, an armistice is signed
August
1913
Second Balkan War.
==Aug.10 > The Treaty of
Bucharest
ends the Second Balkan War: Bulgaria yields Adrianople to the
Turks,
south Dobrudja to Romania, but gains an Aegean outlet - Greece and
Serbia
partition Macedonia - boundaries in the east Balkans are stabilized
through
the Twentieth Century - the Serbian victory is a severe setback for
Austria
- major German involvement in the Balkans has begun
Albania.Europe.
==Aug.11 > The London Conference
awards
Koritsa (Korcë) to Albania
Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==Aug.13 > Vienna informs Germany
and
Italy that she plans to take “defensive” action against Serbia, but is
restrained by her allies
September
1913
Albania.Europe.
==Sep.01-Nov.30 > The
International Control
Commission investigates the disputed southern Albanian border
Balkans.Russia.
==Sep.10 > Russian Foreign
Minister Sazonov
says of the Balkan states: “They have escaped me.” - ~the Balkan
states
achieve true independence
Bosnia.Austria-Hungary.
==mid.Sep > Franz Ferdinand plans
to inspect
troops in Bosnia in 1914
Albania.Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==Sep.23 > Serbia re-invades
Albania,
angering Austria
==Sep.26 to early Oct > Albanian
revolts
against the Serbs spread rapidly - the Albanians take Dibra (Debar)
Bulgaria.Ottoman
Empire.
==Sep.29 > The Treaty of
Constantinople:
Bulgaria confirms the return of Adrianople to the Turks - ~
Ottoman-Bulgarian
talks on a defensive alliance to WWI
October
1913
Albania.Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==early to mid Oct > The Serbs
launch
a counteroffensive against the revolt in Kosovo and north Albania -
massacres
of Albanian villages around Dibra in west Macedonia, to push back the
ethnic
frontier - the Serbian proxy Toptani demands the dissolution of Kemal’s
provisional government in Valona
==Oct.13 > The Austro-Hungarian
ministers’
conference unanimously decides on tough stance against the Serbs
==Oct.14 > Austrian Foreign
Minister Berchtold
makes an “amicable request” that Serbia withdraw her troops from
northern
Albania
==Oct.15 > Berchtold receives
German assurances
of support against Serbia
==Oct.18 > An Austrian
ultimatum demands
that Serbia withdraw from northern Albania within a week - Austria
is opposed by all the powers except Germany
==Oct.21 > Serbian forces begin
to evacuate
north Albania
==Oct.25 > Serbia announces its
withdrawal
from northern Albania in compliance with Austro-Hungarian demands
Romania.Austria-Hungary.
==Oct.27-Feb 20 > Under German
pressure,
Hungarian Prime Minister Tisza holds unsuccessful talks with the
Romanian
National Party in an attempt to improve relations with Romania
Albania.Greece.Austria-Hungary.
==Oct.30 > Austria-Hungary issues
an ultimatum
to Greece to evacuate southern Albania
Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==Oct.--- > The Austrian Military
Attaché
in Belgrade warns that the Serbian government is under rising pressure
from the ultra-nationalist officers in the secret ‘Black Hand’ group
Balkans.Germany.Austria-Hungary.
==Oct.--- > The Konopischt
Conference
between the Kaiser and Franz Ferdinand on the Balkans
November
1913
Bulgaria.Austria-Hungary.
==Nov.06 > Austria coolly
receives diplomatic
overtures from Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire.Germany.Russia.
==Nov.06 > It becomes publicly
known that
Germany plans to send a military mission to the Turks
==Nov.10 > Russia is alarmed by
the German
pact with the Turkish Army
Greece.Ottoman
Empire.
==Nov.14 > Greek-Turkish peace
treaty:
Greece obtains Crete and the Aegean Islands except Tenedos, Imbros, and
the Dodecanese
Romania.Germany.
==Nov.--- > Romanian War Minister
Filipescu
proposes that Transylvania be transferred to Romania in return for
Romania
joining a German-dominated central European federation
Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==Nov.--- > Berchtold concludes
that war
with Serbia is inevitable, and will destroy either Serbia or
Austria-Hungary
Albania.Europe.
==late 1913 > The London
Conference appoints
German Prince William of Wied as the ruler of Albania, despite the fact
that he knows nothing of the country
December
1913
Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==Dec.03 > A Serbian journal in
Chicago
editorializes on Franz Ferdinand’s proposed visit to Sarajevo in 1914:
“Take holy vengeance! Death to the Hapsburg dynasty!”
Ottoman Empire.Germany.Russia.
==Dec.03 > The Czar visits the
Kaiser,
approves the German military mission to the Turks
==Dec.04 > The Sultan makes the
surprise
announcement that German officer Liman will command the Constantinople
garrison
==Dec.09 > The Kaiser sees off the
German Liman von Sanders military mission to the Turks, tells them
that their goal is the buildup of Turkish military power against
Russia,
and German dominance of Ottoman military and foreign policy
Romania.Austria-Hungary.
==Dec.12 > Pro-German King Carol
admits
to Austria that he can’t guarantee that Romania will fulfill her secret
treaty with Austria since Romanian public opinion inclines toward
Russia
Albania.Greece.Britain.
==Dec.13 > Grey proposes that
Greece and
Albania partition southern Albania
Ottoman Empire.Germany.Britain.France.
==Dec.13 > Britain and France
oppose the
German-Ottoman military convention
==Dec.14 > The Liman von Sanders
mission
arrives in Constantinople - Liman commands the Turkish First Army in
the
capital
Albania.Greece.Europe.
==Dec.19 > The Protocol of
Florence: the
International Control Commission establishes the Albanian southern
border
- the Koritsa and Argyrokastron districts are awarded to Albania
Greece.Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==Dec.--- > Austria-Hungary
considers
selling its share in the Balkan railroads to Greece and Serbia -
German-Austrian
friction
Greece.France.
==Dec.--- > Greece is compelled
to take
a French loan despite its ties to Germany
Greece.Romania.Serbia.
==Dec.--- > A
Greek-Romanian-Serbian pact
is concluded, directed against Austria-Hungary and Germany
January
1914
Ottoman Empire.Germany.Russia.
==Jan.05 > Russian Foreign
Minister Sazonov
urges Britain and France to join him in directly confronting Germany
over
the Liman von Sanders affair
==Jan.13 > An Imperial Russian
Council
discusses war with Germany over the Liman von Sanders affair
==Jan.15 > Under Russian
pressure, Liman
von Sanders is promoted by the Turks to Field Marshal and removed from
the command of the Constantinople garrison - the Russo- German
crisis
eases
Ottoman Empire.Austria-Hungary.
==end of Jan > Enraged at Turkish
involvement
in the Grebeneja affair in Albania, Austria demands the resignation of
the CUP leaders - the Turks brazen it out
Greece.Austria-Hungary.
==Jan.30 > Greek Prime Minister
Venizelos
tells Berchtold that Greece will remain neutral in event of a general
war
Serbia.France.
==Jan.--- > Serbia receives a 250
million
franc loan from Fr
February
1914
Serbia.Russia.
==Feb.02 > The Serbian Prime
Minister
Pasic meets with the Czar in St. Petersburg, and is told “For Serbia,
we
shall do everything.”
Balkans.Ottoman
Empire.
==Feb.09 > The Austrian
ambassador reports
on Turkish plans to re-establish themselves in the Balkans
Albania.Greece.Europe.
==Feb.13 > The powers recognize
Greek
sovereignty over the islands of the Aegean, except Turkish-ruled Imbros
and Tenedos, and the Italian-controlled Dodecanese - the powers demand
that Greece evacuate south Albania in March
Ottoman Empire.France.Germany.
==Feb.15 > French-German
agreement on
Anatolian railroads
Ottoman Empire.Russia.
==Feb.21 > A secret Russian
government
conference decides that it would be impossible for Russia to seize
Constantinople
without provoking a general war
Albania.Greece.Europe.
==Feb.28 > In southern Albania,
local
Greeks proclaim the Republic of Northern Epirus, in defiance of the
International
Control Commission
Balkans.
==Feb.--- > Romania assures
Serbia and
Greece “she would in no case tolerate an attack on the status quo” by
Bulgaria
March
1914
Albania.Greece.Europe.
==Mar.07 > William of Wied
arrives in
Durazzo, and is installed as the ruler of Albania with Austrian support
==Mar.08 > Austria and Italy
demand that
Greece evacuate southern Albania
==Mar.10 > Talks between Prince
William’s
Albanian regime and Greek separatists in the south - the Greeks reject
concessions
Romania.Austria-Hungary.
==Mar.11 > The Austrian
ambassador in
Bucharest tells Vienna that the secret Austrian- Romanian alliance “is
a worthless scrap of paper” that Romania won’t observe
Serbia.Ottoman Empire.
==Mar.14 > Turkish-Serbian peace
treaty
Balkans.Europe.
==Mar.15 > In a memo to Franz
Joseph,
Hungarian Premier Tisza predicts that France and Russia will start a
world
war when they’ve secured dominance of the Balkans
Ottoman Empire.Germany.Britain.
==Mar.19 > Britain and Germany
reach an
accord on forming a consortium with Turkish Petroleum to seek oil
rights
in Mesopotamia
Romania.Russia.
==Mar.27 > Romanian Crown Prince
Ferdinand
visits St. Petersburg - improving Romanian-Russian relations
Ottoman Empire.Germany.
==Mar.--- > Germany and the Turks
formulate
plans to coordinate their rail systems in the event of war
April
1914
Albania.Greece.
==Apr.27 > The Greeks evacuate
south Albania
Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==Apr.--- > Serbia officially
commemorates
the 250th anniversary of the 1667 Croat revolt against the Hapsburgs -
Austria is not amused
Romania.Austria-Hungary.France.
==spring > Károlyi, leader
of the
Hungarian nationalist Independent Party, visits Paris in an attempt to
enlist French aid against German support of Romania
May 1914
Albania.Greece.Europe.
==May.17 > The Protocol of Corfu,
mediated
and guaranteed by the ICC: an autonomous ‘Northern Epirus’ (south
Albania)
is to be ruled by local Greeks under nominal Albanian sovereignty
Greece.Ottoman
Empire.
==May.25 > Greece and the Ottoman
Empire
agree to a population exchange of Turks in Macedonia and Greeks in
Smyrna
and Thrace - the Turks immediately launch persecutions against the
Greeks
Ottoman Empire.Russia.
==late May > Turkish leader Talat
visits
the Czar at Livadia on the Black Sea - the attempt to reach a
Russian-Ottoman
accord is put off by Russian Foreign Minister Sazonov
Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==May.29 > Serb students fail in
an assassination
attempt on Governor of Croatia
June
1914
Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==Jun.05 > The Serbian government
issues
a veiled warning to Austria of a possible assassination plot against
Franz
Ferdinand when he visits Bosnia - Austria fails to act
Romania.Austria-Hungary.
==Jun.12-14 > The Kaiser and
Franz Ferdinand
meet at Konopischt and tour the Archduke’s rose gardens - Franz
Ferdinand
denounces Hungary’s anti-Romanian policies
Greece.Ottoman
Empire.
==Jun.12 > Greek ultimatum to the
Turks
demanding the cessation of persecution of the Greeks
==Jun.13 > Greece annexes Chios
and Lesbos
(Mytilene) - ~the threat of war between Greece and the Turks is
averted
by Ottoman conciliation and pressure from the powers
==mid Jun > The Turks call for an
international
conference to settle Greek-Ottoman disputes in Albania and the Aegean
==Jun.--- > Greece buys two old
American
battleships to counter the Turks - ~an Aegean naval race is underway
Romania.Russia.
==Jun.14 > The Czar and Sazonov
visit
Romania, to popular acclaim - Romania grows closer to the Entente
Ottoman Empire.Germany.Britain.
==Jun.15 > Anglo-German accord on
the
Persian Gulf region, including the Baghdad railroad: favorable to
Germany
Balkans.Austria-Hungary.Germany.
==Jun.24 > In a major memo on
Balkan policy,
Austria proposes to Germany the abandonment of Romania and the
formation
of an Ottoman-Bulgarian alliance - Germany urges an Austrian
rapprochement
with the Serbs
Romania.Russia.
==Jun.24 > Russian Foreign
Minister Sazonov
writes the Czar that in the event of war Romania will ally with the
strongest
side
Albania.Austria-Hungary.
==Jun.27 > Austrian threats
against Italian
activity in Albania
Bosnia.Serbia.Austria-Hungary.
==Jun.28 > THE ASSASSINATION
OF FRANZ
FERDINAND and his wife by Princip in Sarajevo [1034.AM]
Ottoman Empire.France.
==Jun.--- > Turkish leader Cemal
visits
Paris seeking a general alliance with the Triple Entente - he is
rebuffed
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