site.btaDefence Minister to Unveil National Museum of Military History Exhibition Marking 140th Anniversary of Serbo-Bulgarian War

Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov will open an exhibition marking the 140th anniversary of the Serbo-Bulgarian War at the National Museum of Military History on November 3, the Museum said on Friday. The exhibition will be on display until January 18.

“The exhibition narrative presents the united efforts of the army and the people, determined to defend the Unification, through original belongings of some of the key participants in the war. The role of Bulgaria’s first Prince, Alexander I, is illustrated through his field overcoat worn at the front, a cavalry dress uniform and saddlecloth, his personal sabre, and his decorations,” the press release states.

“The exhibition also features original items belonging to some of the most prominent military commanders. An interesting highlight is an order awarding a medal for participation in the Serbo-Bulgarian War to the French citizen Jacques Baptiste Dalais, a volunteer in the Tran People’s Militia No. 1 detachment, as well as dies for the Commemorative Medal of the Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885,” it reads.

The exhibition will also display the flags that took part in the decisive Battle of Slivnitsa.