French and Montengrin troops on Mount Lovćen. From Mount Lovćen, Montenegrin artillery were able to bombard the Austro-Hungarian naval base at Cattaro, and began doing so in August, 1914. They conducted an artillery duel with Austro-Hungarian guns on land and on the armored cruiser Kaiser Karl VI, which was joined by three more battleships in September. The French supported the Montenegrins, landing four 12 cm and four 15 cm naval guns in September and moving them into position in the following month, opening fire on October 19. With the addition of SMS Radetsky, the Austro-Hungarian battery was able to overcome the Montenegrin position, which was abandoned by November, 1914. From a painting by Alphonse LaLauze, 1915.

Batailles des Monts Lowsen, 29 Août 1914.

Français et Monténégrins.



Signed A[lphonse] LaLauze, 1915



Battle of Mount Lovćen, August 29, 1914

French and Montenegrins

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Monday, January 10, 1916

"The offensive by the Central Powers in the Balkans paid the Austrian navy a major dividend. On 8–10 January 1916, the XIX Austrian Army Corps, effectively supported by naval gunfire from the old battleships and cruisers of the Fifth Division, cleared the Montenegrins from Mount Lovčen. This removed observation posts that could report all Austrian ship movements during daylight hours. The Montenegrins requested an armistice on 12 January and dropped out of the war."

Quotation Context

With the loss of Mount Lovčen, Montenegro, with a population of just over half a million, was little match for Austria-Hungary. King Nicholas fled the country, and established a government in exile in France.

Source

A Naval History of World War I by Paul G. Halpern, page 157, copyright © 1994 by the United States Naval Institute, publisher: UCL Press, publication date: 1994

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