Battles for Plav and Gusinje

Battles for Plav and Gusinje
Date 9 October 1879 – 8 January 1880 Location Plav and Gusinje Result Albanian victory
Belligerents
League of Prizren	Principality of Montenegro
Commanders and leaders
Ali Pasha of Gusinje Baca Kurti Jakup Ferri † Haxhi Zeka Ahmet Zenel Gjonbalaj Cel Shabani Mic Sokoli Sali Jaha Çun Mula Haxhi Mulla Jaha Kadri Bajri (Commander of Rugova forces) Myrtez-aga Batusha (Commander of Reka forces) Haxhi Brahimi (Bajraktar of Gashi) † Isuf Karna (Bajraktar of Krasniqi) Omer Bashulaj † Husein-beg Rexhepagaj Husein Bekteshaj Matko Laliçaj Bilal-aga Shehu Arif Bashi † Idriz Seferi	Marko Miljanov Todor Miljanov Vuković Miljan Vukov Vešović priest Đoko
Units involved
Albanian irregulars	Moračani battalion Bratonožići battalion Kuči battalion Vasojevići battalion
Strength
10,000–20,000	10,000–20,000
Casualties and losses
More than 649 irregulars killed	More than 2,000 soldiers killed

The Battles for Plav and Gusinje were armed conflicts between the Principality of Montenegro and the League of Prizren (supported by the Ottoman Empire) that broke out following the decision of the Congress of Berlin (1878) that the territories of Plav and Gusinje (part of former Scutari Vilayet) be ceded to Montenegro. The conflicts took place in this territory between 9 October 1879 and 8 January 1880. The following battles were fought:

• Velika attacks (9 October – 22 November 1879), Montenegrin victory in the first attack, Albanian victory in the second attack
• Battle of Novšiće (4 December 1879), Albanian victory
• Battle of Murino (8 January 1880), both sides claim victory
• Battle at the Ržanica Bridge (22 April 1880), Albanian Victory

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