Battle on Vrtijeljka

Battle on Vrtijeljka
Part of the Great Turkish War
Date 7 May 1685 Location Vrtijeljka hill near Cetinje, Montenegro 42°22′N 18°56′E / 42.37°N 18.94°E / 42.37; 18.94 Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Montenegro Venetian irregular force	Ottoman Empire Sanjak of Scutari
Commanders and leaders
Bajo Pivljanin  †	Süleyman
Units involved
Bay of Kotor Montenegrins Mainjani Primorci	Shkodran Albanians
Strength
ca. 1,200	Large
Casualties and losses
Total, only few survivors
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The Battle on Vrtijeljka (Serbian: бој на Вртијељци, romanized: boj na Vrtijeljci) was fought on the hill of Vrtijeljka near Cetinje between a Venetian irregular force and an advancing Ottoman force on 7 May 1685 at the start of the Morean War. The Venetian force was made up of fighters from the neighbouring areas, including the band of acclaimed hajduk Bajo Pivljanin, and several Christian tribes. The large Ottoman force was led by sanjak-bey Süleyman of Scutari.