History of Pirot

Modern history (after 1876)

In the First Serbian-Ottoman War (1876–1877), Russian Commander-In-Chief of the Serbian army Mikhail Chernyayev failed to liberate BelaPalanka and Pirot.

During the Second Serbo-Ottoman War (Dec 1877-Sep 1878), the Serbian army took the territories of Niš, Babinaglava, BelaPalanka and Pirot. With the Treaty of San Stefano (1878), Pirot was annexed to Bulgaria. With the Treaty of Berlin (1878), it was annexed to Serbia. The 1879