On September 18, 1914, the French forces landed in Tivari with the intention of positioning themselves at Lovćen and attacking the Austro-Hungarian forces of Kotor. However, the French complained that their Montenegrins were indifferent and apathetic. Despite the French possessing modern war ships they were unable to withstand the outdated war ships of the Austro-Hungarians. Eventually the French lost and had to abandon the region.

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“As early as September 18, 1914, a French detachment of 140 marines landed in Tivari, with eight modern 15-centimeter naval guns. The guns were intended for the Lovćen, from where they were to shell the Austro-Hungarian naval base in the Bay of Kotor. This undertaking was part of a large-scale naval operation with which the French intended to capture the Bay of Kotor—a scenario that the AOK (Army High Command) feared.

Due to the difficult terrain, but also due to the indifference and apathy of the Montenegrins, about which the French commander bitterly complained, it took four weeks until the disassembled guns were finally ready for action on Lovćen. On October 19, they opened fire. Once again, the guns of the outdated battleships of the Austro-Hungarian 5th Heavy Division proved suitable for returning fire; in retaliation, Austro-Hungarian naval aircraft attacked the port facilities in Tivari.

When the Austro-Hungarian naval command then ordered the pre-dreadnought Radetzkyv with its 30.5-centimeter guns to Kotor, the French artillery on Lovćen was hopelessly outmatched. The French abandoned their positions on October 26. The planned landing operation would not take place before the end of the war.”

Source

“Lieber als Kacake als an Hunger sterben Besatzung und Widerstand im k. u. k. Militärgeneralgouvernement in Montenegro (1916-1918)”. Heiko Brendel, 2019.