Nikola Ivanov

Nikola Ivanov
Никола Иванов
20th Minister of Army of the Principality of Bulgaria
In office 29 November 1896 – 30 January 1899
Monarch	Ferdinand I
Prime Minister	Konstantin Stoilov
Preceded by	Racho Petrov
Succeeded by	Stefan Paprikov
Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Land Army
In office 10 May 1894 – 29 November 1896
Monarch	Ferdinand I
Prime Minister	Stefan Stambolov Konstantin Stoilov
Minister of Army	Racho Petrov
Preceded by	Racho Petrov (as Chief of the Ward of Stroevo)
Succeeded by	Stefan Paprikov (as Headquarter of the Bulgarian Army)
Personal details
Born	(1861-03-02)2 March 1861 Kalofer, Ottoman Empire (today Bulgaria)
Died	10 September 1940(1940-09-10) (aged 79) Sofia, Bulgaria
Awards	See below
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Bulgaria
Branch/service	Bulgarian Army
Years of service	1879–1913
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	Headquarters of the Army (1894–1896) 4th Preslav Infantry Division (1899–1903) 2nd Thracian Infantry Division (1903–1907) 2nd Army (1912-1913)
Battles/wars	Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) Serbo-Bulgarian War Battle of Pirot First Balkan War Battle of Adrianople Second Balkan War Battle of Kilkis-Lahanas Battle of Kresna Gorge

Nikola Ivanov (Bulgarian: Никола Иванов) (2 March 1861, Kalofer – 10 September 1940, Sofia) was a Bulgarian general and a minister of defence of the Principality of Bulgaria.

One of the first graduate of the General Staff Military Academy of St Petersburg, he fought as a volunteer during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). Ivanov then became chief of the Headquarters of the Bulgarian Army between 10 May 1894 and 29 November 1896 then minister of war between 29 November 1896 and 30 January 1899. During the First Balkan War, Ivanov lead the Bulgarian Second Army throughout the successful Siege of Adrianople. On 4 July his army was defeated at the Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas during the Second Balkan War, a month later his troops succeeded in halting the oncoming Greek army at the Battle of Kresna Gorge as the catastrophic Second Balkan War came to an end.^[1]