Ilija Plamenac was a Montenegrin vojvoda and military commander during the Montenegrin–Ottoman Wars of 1862 and 1876–1878. After his victory in the key Battle of Fundina in 1876, he served as Minister
Montenegrin Duke Ilija Plamenac
The Montenegrin–Ottoman War, also known in Montenegro as the Great War, was fought between the Principality of Montenegro and the Ottoman Empire between 1876 and 1878. The war ended with Montenegrin v
Ilija Plamenac
…Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Пламенац; 1821 – 6 March 1916) was a Montenegrin vojvoda and military commander during the Montenegrin–Ottoman Wars of 1862 and 1876–1878. After his victory in the key Battle of Fundina in 1876, he served as Minister of Defence under King Nikola for more than 25 years. Ilija Plamenac was…
Montenegrin krstaš-barjak from the Battle of Vučji Do, damaged by bullets from the Ottoman forces, one of the symbols of the war and Montenegrin resistance.
Battle of Vučji Do (18 July 1876).
The return of Montenegrin refugees to their home village by Jaroslav Čermák, 1877