Episode 3 of 4

Refusal of Truce

When
12 May 1858
Where
Grahovac, Montenegro
Part of
Battle of Grahovac: Ottomans defeated by Montenegrin forces

Grand Duke Mirko refused a truce offered by Hussein Pasha but allowed time for burying the dead.

On May 12, Hussein Pasha offered a truce to Montenegrin commander-in-chief Grand Duke Mirko Petrović-Njegoš. Mirko refused the offer, although he did allow the Ottomans time to bury their dead before the decisive battle began.

Sources

  1. Battle of Grahovac Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04

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