battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Ulcinj

Name: Battle of Ulcinj
Location: Ulcinj, Montenegro

Battle of Ulcinj was a battle fought in 1880 at Ulcinj, in what is now Montenegro. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ulcinj. The recorded result: Ottoman victory; Treaty of Berlin. Recorded strength: 6,000 (1,300 participated directly) against ~2,400.

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Fought1880

WhereUlcinj, Montenegro41.924N, 19.206E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeOttoman victory; Treaty of Berlin

BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Supported by; Great PowersagainstAlbanian irregulars; League of Prizren

Casualties and losses300 killedand400 killed

Record

Date	1880 (year precision)
Place	Ulcinj, Montenegro 41.924N, 19.206E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Territorial change	Ulcinj would later be ceded to Montenegro
Strength	6,000 (1,300 participated directly)	~2,400
Casualties and losses	300 killed	400 killed
Commanders	Ibrahim Dervish Pasha

Placed at Ulcinj; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Ulcinj 1571, same recorded site
Battle of Antivari 1914, 23 km NW
Siege of Shkodra 1478, 27 km NE
Siege of Shkodra 1474, 27 km NE
Siege of Scutari 1912, 29 km NE

Elsewhere in 1880

Battle of Ulcinj 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 Q27860380, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ulcinj (1880), revision 1384316642, 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.