Montenegrin Army

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The Montenegrin Army was the military force of the Kingdom of Montenegro, active primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and known for its role in the Balkan Wars and World War I before Montenegro’s incorporation into Yugoslavia.

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Montenegrin Army canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
military organization
activePeriodEnd 1918
activePeriodStart late 19th century
alliedWith Kingdom of Serbia
Russian Empire
associatedWith House of Petrović-Njegoš
commandLanguage Serbo-Croatian
conflict Balkan Wars
First Balkan War
linked to: Balkan Wars

Second Balkan War
linked to: Balkan Wars

World War I
country Kingdom of Montenegro
disbandedFollowing end of World War I
incorporation of Montenegro into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
garrison Cetinje
headquartersLocation Cetinje
historicalEra early 20th century
late 19th century
historicalPredecessor armed forces of the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
militaryBranch artillery
gendarmerie
infantry
notableEngagement Battle of Mojkovac
Siege of Scutari (1912–1913)
operations on the Lovćen front
operatedIn Kingdom of Montenegro
opposedBy Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
partOf Montenegrin Armed Forces
primaryTheaterOfOperations Adriatic region
Balkans
recruitment conscription
tribal levies
region Montenegro
Southeast Europe
linked to: Balkans
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
role land warfare
national defense of Montenegro
status defunct
subordinateTo King of Montenegro
Ministry of War of the Kingdom of Montenegro
successor Royal Yugoslav Army
usedEquipment field artillery
mountain artillery
small arms
usedLanguage Montenegrin
Serbian

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Royal Yugoslav Army precededBy Montenegrin Army