Battle of Ulcinj (1880)
| Battle of Ulcinj (1880) | |||||||||
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Surrender of Dulcigno | |||||||||
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Ottoman Empire Supported by Great Powers |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Dervish Pasha |
Isuf Sokoli † Mehmet Beci | ||||||||
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| 6,000 (1,300 participated directly) | ~2,400 | ||||||||
The Battle of Ulcinj took place between the Ottoman forces of Dervish Pasha and Albanian irregulars in the year of 1880 at the region of Kodre, close to Gornja Klezna. The area of Plav and Gusinje had been ceded to the Principality of Montenegro, according to the decisions of the Treaty of Berlin (1878), but the Albanians fought against the annexation. The Great Powers then persuaded the Ottomans to cede the area of Ulcinj, to Montenegro as compensation for Montenegro's losses in the Battles for Plav and Gusinje, but the Albanian population of Ulcinj resisted joining Montenegro. Eventually, the Great Powers commanded the Ottomans to take actions against the League of Prizren, ending the resistance and successfully handing over the town of Ulcinj to Montenegro.