The Battle of Vučji Do was an important fight during the Montenegrin-Ottoman War of 1876-78. It happened on July 18, 1876, in Vučji Do, Montenegro. The battle was between the combined forces of Montenegrin and Herzegovinian tribes and the Ottoman Army led by Ahmed Muhtar Pasha. The Montenegrin-Herzegovinian forces won a big victory, capturing two Ottoman commanders and a large amount of weapons.

Battle of Vučji Do
Part of Montenegrin-Ottoman War (1876-1878) Herzegovina Uprising (1875–78)
From the illustrative magazine Orao (1877)
Date 18 July 1876 Location Vučji Do, Montenegro Result Montenegrin-Herzegovinian victory
Belligerents
Montenegro Herzegovinian rebels Supported by Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Prince Nikola I Petar Vukotić Simo Baćović Anto Daković	Ahmed Muhtar Pasha Osman Nuri Pasha (POW)
Strength
14,000:[1] 17 Montenegrin battalions 11 Herzegovinian battalions 4 cannons	45,000:[1] 24 battalions 12 cannons
Casualties and losses
700 killed, 118 wounded	4,000 killed and wounded

As the Uprising in Herzegovina went on, Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungary suggested a two-month pause in fighting during a meeting in mid-May. At the same time, Serbia and Montenegro decided to go to war with the Ottoman Empire and declared war on June 30, 1876.

The battle took place in Vučji Do, near Nikšić.

Selim Pasha was killed by Đoko Popović from the Cuce tribe and Osman Pasha was captured by Luka Dragišić from the Piperi tribe.^[2][3]

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  Montenegrin flag used in the battle, damaged by Ottoman bullets.

• Gavro Vukotić, Rat 1876 Crne Gore sa Turskom, Cetinje 1929. (COBISS.SR-ID:30379271)
• Lj. Poleksić, Boj na Vučjem Dolu 28. jula 1876, Ratnik, X/1940
• Dimitrije Trifunović, Vučji Do, Military encyclopaedia (second edition), том X, p. 626, Vojnoizdavački zavod Belgrade, Belgrade 1975
• Мilutin Miljušković Velike crnogorske bitke: Vučji do i Fundina, Podgorica 1997. (COBISS.SR-ID:121793031)

• Battle of Fundina
• Montenegrin-Ottoman War (1876-1878)
• Nikola I