KLEPTOROUMANIA; or, the pinch of chivalry.

Romania: “Sirs, I will not stand idly by and see this helpless gentleman extinguished.”

§ THE SECOND BALKAN WAR:  The war began on June 30, 1913, when King Ferdinand of Bulgaria ordered his troops to attack Serbian and Greek forces in Macedonia. By July 2nd, Bulgarian armies were checked by Serbian and Greek forces in separate actions and the allies counterattacked. Romania declared war on Bulgaria on July 11, 1913, because they feared Bulgarian domination of the Balkans if Macedonia were not partitioned; Romanian troops advanced towards Sofia. The Ottoman Empire declared war on July 15, 1913; Ottoman troops recaptured Adrianople (Edirne) on July 20th.

Illustration by L. Raven-hill. Published August 6, 1913. Original, from British Punch humor/satire magazine, not a modern reproduction. Full size: 8 x 10 1/2 inches, including margins. Condition: very good indeed --  light foxing (view second image) not very noticible but needs to be mention, otherwise clean and bright page; in addition, the leaf been humidified and flattened for best appearance and for framing; backside is blank.

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Leonard Raven-Hill (10 March 1867 - 31 March 1942) was an English artist, illustrator and cartoonist.

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