Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1852–1853)

Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1852–53)
Date 23 November 1852 — 1 February 1853 Location Montenegro and Herzegovina Eyalet (Ottoman Empire) Result Montenegrin victory
Belligerents
Montenegro	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Danilo Petrović Mirko Petrović Jakov Daković	Omar Pasha Osman Pasha Selim Bey of Bar Mustafa Pasha
Strength
15,000	40,000
Casualties and losses
2,000	5,000

The Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1852–53) (Serbian: црногорско-турски рат (1852-1853)/Crnogorsko-turski rat) broke out after Ottoman retaliation for the Montenegrin secret aid to Herzegovinian rebels.

Background

In 1852, Metropolitan Danilo II, returning from the Russian Empire, proclaimed himself Prince of Montenegro and the Hills, thus elevating the status of his polity from a theocracy into a principality. Montenegro remained an Ottoman vassal, until the Ottomans attacked Montenegro after the unraveling of Montenegrin secret aid to Herzegovinian rebels.

History

Omar Pasha and Osman Pasha of Scutari attacked Montenegro in November 1852.

Aftermath and legacy

• Battle of Grahovac
• Convention of Shkodër

See also

• Herzegovina Uprising (1852–62)
• Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1876–78)

References

• Jugoslovenske zemije u XIX veku. Izdanje istorijskog instituta. 1963.
• Branko Pavićević (1990). Danilo I Petrović Njegoš, knjaz crnogorski i brdski, 1851-1860. Književne novine.