At the outbreak of the Balkan War in 1912, 131 people from Bansko volunteered in the Macedonian-Adrian militia. During the war, the municipality organized gathering of food and clothing for the Bulgarian army and for the volunteers' troops of the IMORO. Bansko was released on October 5, 1912, with the help of forces led by Yonko Vaptsarov, Hristo Chernopeev, Georgi Zankov, Mikhail Chakov, Peyo Yavorov, Stefan Chavdarov, Lazar Kolchagov and others. Two days later, voivode Peyo Yavorov congratulated the Banskali on being free