Balkan Sa ·lari , Osmanl1 Devleti'nin Avrupa 'daki topraklarmm hemen hemen tamam1m ve buyiik oranda itibarm1 da kaybetmesine yol arm1.ftl. Bu SQVQ,fta, ozellikle II. Abdlllhamid donemindeki yogun Ermeni isyan ve ayaklanmalari sirasmda Bulgaristan'a giif eden Ermenilerden olu~turulan yakl~1k 300 ki~ilik bir Ermeni Birligi de Bulgaristan ordusu sajlarmda yer alm1~t1 . Ermeni Boliigii, General Geneff emrindeki, Bulgar-Makedon komiteci ve retecilerinden ol~turulan, yakl~1k 16 bin ki~ilik Goniillii Makedonya-EdirneTugay1 Tugay1  'na bagli olarak go rev yapm1$tlr. <;al1~mada Goniillii Ermeni Birligi 'nin yap1s1 ve faaliyetleri incelenmi~tir.

The Balkan war caused the Ottoman Empire loosing nearly the whole territory in Europe and great prestige as well. After the Armenian revolts d11ring the period of Abdiilhamid II, some Armenians migrated to Bulgaria and approximately 300 Armenians had a part in the side of the Bulgarian army as a volunteer detachment in the First Balkan War. This volunteer detachment was 11nder the command of General Geneff who was commanding the Volunteer Macedonian-Edime Brigade of 16.000 soldiers which consisted of B11lgarian and Macedonian irregulars. In this essay, the activities of the Vol11nteer Armenian Derachmenr have been examined d11ring the First Balkan war