The Battle of Martinići () was fought between

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and the

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. It took place on the outskirts of the village Martinići, near

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. Following the unification of Montenegro with Brda, the Ottoman governor of the

launched a military offensive onto Montenegrin territory. Two Montenegrin divisions, led by

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and

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, containing 3,000 men, took positions near Martinići. The Shkodran Army numbering 15,000 soldiers invaded Montenegro and was divided into three parts, and with about 5,000 soldiers Kara Mahmud advanced towards Martinići from

, meanwhile the other two armies under

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and Osman Pasha Nikshić marched towards

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. Kara Mahmud fought the guerrilla resistance for nine days, before launching an assault on the Montenegrin positions on 11 July. The Montenegrins counter-attacked and the Shkodran Army suffered significant casualties and Kara Mahmud was wounded in Battle. The result of this victory, followed by another victory at Krusi, was the unification of the Piperi and

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clan regions, previously occupied by the Ottoman Empire, with Montenegro.

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* Pavićević, Branko, ''O prvom pohodu Mahmuta Bušatlije na Crnu Goru'', Istoriski časopis, Belgrade, 1956, pp. 153–167. * ''Vojna Enciklopedija'', Belgrade, 1973, knjiga peta, pp. 316. {{DEFAULTSORT:Battle of Martinici (1796) Martinici Martinici Martinici Martinici 1796 in Europe 1796 in the Ottoman Empire Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro Martinići Pashalik of Scutari

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