Battle of Vučji Do

Battle of Vučji Do
Part of *Montenegrin-Turkish War of 1876-1878 Herzegovina Uprising (1875–78)
From the illustrative magazine Orao (1877)
Date 18 July 1876 Location Vučji Do, Ottoman Empire Result decisive Montenegrin victory
Belligerents
Principality of Montenegro Herzegovinian rebels	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Prince Nikola I Bajo Bošković Jole Piletić Peko Pavlović Petar Vukotić	Ahmed Muhtar Pasha Osman Nuri Pasha Selim Pasha†
Strength
17 Montenegrin battalions 11 Herzegovinian battlions 4 cannons	24 battalions 12 cannons
Casualties and losses
70 deaths 118 wounded	4000 deaths and wounded

The Battle of Vučji Do (Битка код Вучјег дола) was a major battle that took place on 18 July 1876 in Vučji Do, Herzegovina in Ottoman Empire (modern Bosnia and Herzegovina). The battle was fought between Montenegrins and Herzegovinians versus the Ottoman Turks. The Montenegrin forces, led by King Nicholas I heavily defeated Muktar Pasha's forces and captured and killed Osman Pasha and Selim Pasha. In addition, they captured a large consignment of weapons and ammunition.

Background

As the Uprising in Herzegovina continued, Germany, Russia and Austria-Hungary proposed a two-month truce at the meeting held in mid-May. At the same time negotiations between the Serbian and Montenegrin governments result to the two declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on 30 June 1876.

Battle

Montenegrin flag used in the battle, damaged by Ottoman soldiers' bullets.

The battle took place in Vučji Do, near Bileća in Herzegovina (modern Bosnia and Herzegovina), then part of the Bosnia Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

References

• Gavro Vukotić, Rat 1876 Crne Gore sa Turskom, Cetinje 1929. (COBISS.SR-ID:30379271)
• Lj. Poleksić, Boj na Vučjem Dolu 28. jula 1876, Ratnik, X/1940
• Dimitrije Trifunović, Vučji Do, Military encyclopaedia (second edition), том X, p. 626, Vojnoizdavački zavod Belgrade, Belgrade 1975
• Мilutin Miljušković Velike crnogorske bitke: Vučji do i Fundina, Podgorica 1997. (COBISS.SR-ID:121793031)