Battle of Ostrog
1862 Ottoman-Montenegrin battle
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The Battle of Ostrog was one of the major battles of the Ottoman-Montenegrin war. It ended with an Ottoman victory.[citation needed] After the Ottoman victory, Montenegro accepted a peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire.
Location
Montenegro, Ostrog
Result
Ottoman victory
| Battle of Ostrog | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1861–1862) | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Ottoman Empire |
 Montenegro | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Omar Pasha | Nikola I | ||||
| Units involved | |||||
| Unknown | 3,000–10,000 | ||||
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.
