Battle of Vučji Do
1876 battle during the Montenegrin-Ottoman War of 1876-78 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Vučji Do (Serbian: Битка код Вучјег дола, romanized: Bitka kod Vučjeg dola) was a major battle of the Montenegrin-Ottoman War of 1876-78 that took place on 18 July 1876 in Vučji Do, Montenegro, fought between the combined forces of Montenegrin and Eastern Herzegovinian tribes (battalions) against the Ottoman Army under Grand Vizier Ahmed Muhtar Pasha. The Montenegrin-Herzegovinian forces heavily defeated the Ottomans, and managed to capture two of their commanders. In addition, they captured a large consignment of armaments.
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Battle of Vučji Do | |||||||
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From the illustrative magazine Orao (1877) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Montenegro Herzegovinian rebels Supported by Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Prince Nikola I Petar Vukotić Simo Baćović Anto Daković |
Ahmed Muhtar Pasha Osman Nuri Pasha (POW) | ||||||
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14,000:[1] 17 Montenegrin battalions 11 Herzegovinian battalions 4 cannons |
45,000:[1] 24 battalions 12 cannons | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
700 killed, 118 wounded | 4,000 killed and wounded |
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