3,000 18,000 Location Spuž, Montenegro | Result Montenegrin victory | |
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Battle of Martinići was the battle between Montenegrins and Turks which took place on the outskirts of the village Martinići, near Spuž, Montenegro.
Following the unification of Montenegro with Brda, the Ottoman governor of the Sanjak of Scutari launched a military offensive onto Montenegrin territory. Two Montenegrin divisions, led by Prince-bishop Petar I Petrović-Njegoš and guvernadur Jovan Radonjić, containing 3000 men, took positions near Martinići. Turks advanced towards Martinići from Spuž with 18000 men, fighting guerilla resistance for nine days, before launching an assault on Montenegrin positions on 11 July. Montenegrins counter-attacked and Turks suffered significant casualties.
The result of this victory, followed by another victory at Krusi was the unification of Piperi and Bjelopavlići clan regions, previously occupied by the Ottoman Empire, with Montenegro.