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Battles for Plav and Gusinje
Date	9 October 1879 – 8 January 1880
Location	Plav and Gusinje
Result	League of Prizren victory
Belligerents
League of Prizren; aid by:; Ottoman Empire	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; Bilal-aga Shehu; Arif Bashi †	Marko Miljanov; Todor Miljanov Vuković; Miljan Vukov Vešović; priest Đoko
Units involved
Albanian irregulars; Ottoman regulars	Moračani battalion; Bratonožići battalion; Kuči battalion; Vasojevići battalion
Strength
10,000–20,000	20,000-30,000
Casualties and losses
more than 649 irregulars killed	more than 15,000 soldiers killed

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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

References

Vuković, Gavro; Tomović, Slobodan (1996). Memoari vojvode Gavra Vukovića. Obod. ISBN 978-86-305-0260-6.
Dva Petrovića Njegoša: Vladika Danilo Petrović. Štamparija Petra Ćurčića. 1896.
Istorijski institut u Titogradu (1982). Istorijski zapisi. Istorijski institut u Titogradu.
King Nikola I (1969). Cjelokupna djela. p. 567.
Ippen, Theodor Anton (1916), Illyrisch-albanische forschungen (in German), München, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, OCLC 35691167

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 | units1            = Albanian irregulars<br>Ottoman regulars
 | units2            = Moračani battalion<br>Bratonožići battalion<br>Kuči battalion<br>Vasojevići battalion
-| result            = [[Principality of Montenegro]] victory
+| result            = [[League of Prizren]] victory
 | date              = 9 October 1879 – 8 January 1880
 | commander1        = [[Ali Pasha of Gusinje]]<br> [[Baca Kurti]]<br> [[Jakup Ferri]]{{KIA}}<br> [[Haxhi Zeka]]<br> [[Ahmet Zenel Gjonbalaj]]<br>[[Cel Shabani]]<br> [[Mic Sokoli]]<br>[[Sali Jaha]]<br> [[Çun Mula]]<br> Haxhi Mulla Jaha<br> [[Kadri Bajri]] <small>(Commander of Rugova forces)</small><br> Myrtez-aga Batusha <small>(Commander of Reka forces)</small><br>Haxhi Brahimi <small>(Bajraktar of [[Gashi (tribe)|Gashi]])</small>{{KIA}}<br> Isuf Karna <small>(Bajraktar of [[Krasniqi (tribe)|Krasniqi]])</small><br> Omer Bashulaj {{KIA}}<br> Husein-beg Rexhepagaj<br> Bilal-aga Shehu<br> Arif Bashi{{KIA}}
 | commander2        = [[Marko Miljanov]]<br>Todor Miljanov Vuković<br>Miljan Vukov Vešović<br>priest Đoko
-| strength1         = 15,000–20,000
+| strength1         = 10,000–20,000
-| strength2         = 5,000-100,000
+| strength2         = 20,000-30,000
-| casualties1       = more than 2500 irregulars killed
+| casualties1       = more than 649 irregulars killed
-| casualties2       = more than 800 soldiers killed
+| casualties2       = more than 15,000 soldiers killed
 | image             = [[File:Plav_from_Air.jpg|300px]]
 }}
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 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 (1879)|Velika attacks]] (9 October – 22 November 1879), Montenegrin victory in the first attack and in the second one
+*[[Velika attacks (1879)|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), Montenegrin victory
+*[[Battle of Novšiće]] (4 December 1879), Albanian victory
-*[[Battle of Murino]] (8 January 1880), Montenegrin victory
+*[[Battle of Murino]] (8 January 1880), both sides claim victory
 ==References==