Battle of Krusi

Battle of Krusi
Date	3 October 1796
Location	Krusi, Lješanska nahija (modern-day Montenegro)
Result	Decisive Montenegrin victory
Belligerents
Montenegro	Ottoman Empire Pashalik of Scutari;
Commanders and leaders
Petar I Petrović Njegoš; Jovan Radonjić	Kara Mahmud Pasha †
Units involved
Tribes of Old Montenegro; Piperi; Bjelopavlići;	Unknown
Strength
6,500 men	unknown
Casualties and losses
132 dead	7,000 dead

The Battle of Krusi (Serbian: Битка на Крусима, romanized: Bitka na Krusima) was fought on 22 September 1796 between the campaigning army of Ottoman Empire commanded by Kara Mahmud Pasha, the Pasha of Scutari, and tribes of Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro under the command of Metropolitan Petar I Petrović Njegoš and Jovan Radonjić, at Krusi, Lješanska nahija.

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