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At the end of 1878, the Bulgarian territorial troops includes 31 400 servicemen, equipped with arms, materials and munitions from the Russian army.

In November 1879, a military school was founded in Sofia, in which 255 Bulgarian cadets enrolled. Apart from them, 132 Bulgarian young men were sent to study at Russian military schools, and in the town of Veliko Turnovo an educational team was constituted with the goal to prepare officer-candidates.

Командващият Първа армия генерал-лейтенант Климент Бояджиев с офицери от щаба през 1915 г. After the Constitution of Turnovo was adopted, Prince Alexander I Battenberg was promulgated as a ruler of the state, and the Bulgarian government was constituted, the independent life of the Principality of Bulgaria started as a separate state. By Decree № 23 from July 17th 1879, the Ministry of war was established. On December 17th 1879, “The Provisional Rules of the Bulgarian Troops” came into force, and played the role of the first law of the armed forces, which instead of “territorial force” were called “Bulgarian troops”.

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=== Officers ===
Polkovnik (Plk)
Major (Maj)
Kapitan (Kpt)
Lieutenant (Ltn)

=== NCO's ===
Officerski Kandidat (OfcKdt)
Starshi Sergant (SgtMaj)
Sergant (Sgt)
Efreitor (Efr)

=== Enlisted Men ===
Grenadier (Gren)
Gvardeec (Grd)
Rednik (Rdk)
Opulchenec (Opl)

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