Battle of Ostrog explained

Conflict:Battle of Ostrog
Place:Montenegro, Ostrog
Result:Ottoman victory
Combatant1: Ottoman Empire
Commander1:Omar Pasha
Commander2:Nikola I
Units2:3,000-10,000
Units1:Unknown
Partof:Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1861–1862)

The Battle of Ostrog was one of the major battles of the Ottoman-Montenegrin war. It ended with an Ottoman victory. After the Ottoman victory, Montenegro accepted a peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire.

The Montenegrin army consisted of thirty battalions of infantry with 848 men in each line, and a corps of cavalry consisting of 3,000-10,000 men. The size of the Ottoman Army is unknown. The Montenegrin artillery was set up in the mountains.[1]

The battle ended with an Ottoman victory as Montenegrin forces failed to hold in Ostrog.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Seymour, Stevenson Francis . A History of Montenegro . 978-1-5312-8983-6 . 1189681183. Stevenson Francis Seymour . 190–193 . English.