Albania during the Balkan Wars

Independent Albania was proclaimed on 28 November 1912. This chapter of Albanian history was shrouded in controversy and conflict as the larger part of the self-proclaimed region had found itself controlled by the Balkan League states: Serbia, Montenegro and Greece from the time of the declaration until the period of recognition when Albania relinquished many of the lands originally included in the declared state. Since the proclamation of the state in November 1912, the Provisional Government of Albania asserted its control over a small part of central Albania including the important cities of Vlorë and Berat.

Albania during the Balkan Wars
Part of Balkan Wars
Date8 October 1912 - 21 February 1914
Location
Kosovo vilayet, Scutari vilayet, Janina vilayet, Manastir vilayet
Result

Albanian Declaration of Independence

  • Formation of the Provisional Government of Albania and the Independent State of Albania
  • Massacres of the Albanians from the Balkan League forces
  • London Conference which would define the borders of the new Albanian State, greatly reducing what the Provisional Government had claimed
  • Proclamation of Wilhelm of Wied as Prince of Albania
  • Recognition of Albania as an Independent country
Belligerents

Independent Albania

  • Albanian Militias

Balkan League

 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ismail Qemali
Hasan Prishtina
Isa Boletini
Idriz Seferi
Azem Galica
Çerçiz Topulli
Peter I
Nicholas I
George I
Božidar Janković
Mehmed V
Strength

As many as 63,000

  • 5,000 Albanians in Scutari
  • 6,000 Albanians around Lumë
  • 6,000 Albanians around Debar
  • 2,000 Albanians in Caraleva
Over 100,000s soldiers Over 50,000s soldiers
Casualties and losses
up to 100,000 killed or died inside of Albania and over 120,000 killed in total
60,000–300,000 expelled (by 1914)
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