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Battle of Grahovac

Battle of Grahovac was a battle fought on 28 April 1858 at Grahovac, in what is now Montenegro; it lasted 3 days. The recorded result: Montenegrin victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 against 7,000–13,000.

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Битва под Грахово 1 мая 1858 года
Битва под Грахово 1 мая 1858 года. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought28 April 1858lasted 3 days
WhereGrahovac, Montenegro42.688N, 18.611E
OutcomeMontenegrin victory
BelligerentsPrincipality of MontenegroagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and losses1,000and5,000

Record

Date28 April 1858
to 1 May 1858
PlaceGrahovac, Montenegro
42.688N, 18.611E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength4,0007,000–13,000
Casualties and losses1,0005,000
Commanders
  • Mirko Petrović-Njegoš
  • Hüseyin Avni Pasha
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Battle of Grahovac is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 26 in present-day Montenegro.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3545065, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Grahovac, revision 1378467426, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.