During the Balkan Wars of 1912 - 1913 Berchtold mooted with the idea of war with Serbia ; having ruled this out he nonetheless accepted what amounted to a diplomatic defeat at the conclusion of the war .
During the Balkan Wars of 1912 - 1913 Berchtold mooted the idea of war with Serbia . 
 Having ruled this out he nonetheless accepted what amounted to a diplomatic defeat at the conclusion of the war .