The Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1852–1853) ( sr, Црногорско-турски рат, Crnogorsko-turski rat) broke out after Ottoman retaliation for the Montenegrin secret aid to
Herzegovinian rebels.
Background
In 1852,
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, 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
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Battle of Grahovac
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Convention of Shkodër
See also
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Herzegovina Uprising (1852–1862)
The Herzegovina uprising ( sr, Херцеговачки устанак), also known as Vukalović's Uprising, was an uprising fought by ethnic Serbs in the Herzegovina region against the Ottoman Empire between 1852 and 1862. It was led by chieftain ...
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Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1876–1878)
The Montenegrin–Ottoman War ( sr-Cyrl, Црногорско-турски рат, Crnogorsko-turski rat, "Montenegrin-Turkish War"), also known in Montenegro as the Great War (, ''Velji rat''), was fought between the Principality of Montenegro ...
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Conflicts in 1852
Conflicts in 1853
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1853 in the Ottoman Empire
19th-century military history of Montenegro
Wars involving the Ottoman Empire
Wars involving Montenegro
Principality of Montenegro