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Siege of Scutari (1912–1913) 1912

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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date28 October 1912 – 23 April 1913Wikidata
Year1912Wikidata P580 (start time)
Era19th century (1800–1913)derived from year
LocationAlbaniaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictFirst Balkan WarWikidata P361
ParticipantsKingdom of Montenegro, Kingdom of Serbia, Ottoman EmpireWikidata P710
Coordinates42.0667, 19.5000Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Scutari, also referred to as the siege of Shkodër (Albanian: Rrethimi i Shkodrës, Serbian: Опсада Скадра), known in Turkish as İşkodra Müdafaası (in Turkish) or İşkodra Savunması , took place from 28 October 1912 to 23 April 1913 when the army of the Kingdom of Montenegro defeated the forces of the Ottoman Empire and captured Shkodër.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Scutari (1912–1913) (revision 1376790141), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

42.0667, 19.5000 · Albania

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