battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Novšiće

Name: Battle of Novšiće
Start: 1879-12-04
Location: Montenegro

Battle of Novšiće was a battle fought on 4 December 1879 at Montenegro. It was part of Battles for Plav and Gusinje, which ran from 1879 to 1880. The recorded result: League of Prizren victory. Recorded strength: 4,600–6,000 against 2,100.

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Fought4 December 1879

WhereMontenegro42.641N, 19.935E

OutcomeLeague of Prizren victory

BelligerentsPrincipality of MontenegroagainstLeague of Prizren

Part ofBattles for Plav and Gusinje1879 to 1880

Where it sits in Battles for Plav and Gusinje

3 placed engagements of Battles for Plav and Gusinje in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	4 December 1879
Place	Montenegro 42.641N, 19.935E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	4,600–6,000	2,100
Commanders	Marko Miljanov	Ali Pasha of Gusinje Baca Kurti Jakup Ferri Ahmet Zenel Gjonbalaj Cel Shabani Mic Sokoli

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Fundina 1876, 51 km SW
Battle of Deçiq 1911, 61 km SW
Siege of Scutari 1912, 73 km SW
Siege of Shkodra 1478, 75 km SW
Siege of Shkodra 1474, 75 km SW

In the same war

Before: Velika attacks 1879
After: Battle of Murino 1880
All 3 engagements of Battles for Plav and Gusinje

Elsewhere in 1879

Battle of Novšiće 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 Q1001069, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Novšiće, revision 1370270992, 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.