Abstract
This collection brings together newspaper reports and historical accounts concerning military defeats, battles, military operations, propaganda, atrocities and political developments involving Serbia, Montenegro, the Ottoman Empire and Albanian forces between 1768 and 1915. The material is arranged chronologically and is based on reports cited from German-language newspapers of the nineteenth century, particularly material concerning the Serbian–Ottoman and Montenegrin–Ottoman conflicts of the 1870s.
The purpose of the collection is to document how these events were reported in contemporary German-language press sources. The entries should be understood primarily as representations of contemporary newspaper reporting rather than as independent verification of every claim contained in the reports. Contemporary newspapers frequently reproduced telegrams, military communiqués, reports from correspondents and accounts originating from the opposing sides, meaning that individual statements may reflect the information available to journalists at the time rather than independently established facts.
Historical accounts documented in 19th century German newspapers
When the Albanian lords Sulejman Pasha, the Beylerbey of Rumelia and Mehmed Pasha Bushatlia defeated the Montenegrins in August 1768,
The Montenegrin defeat at Grahovo against Albanian-Turkish forces in 1836,
The Montenegrin defeat at Lovcen near Cattaro against the Austrians in 1851,
The Montenegrins atrocities against the Albanians of Kolashin after the Montenegrin defeat at Moraça in 1858,
The Montenegrin defeat at Rijeka River (Rijeka Crnojevića) against Omer Pashas forces in 1862,
The Montenegrin defeat at Gerlitschi, Glavizza, Orjaluka and Zagarac against the Albanians of Shkodër in 1862,
The Serbian defeat at Kondreoluman in 1875 against Albanian-Ottoman forces,
Serbian military defeats at Zajcar, Knjaževac, Banja Gorge, Aleksinac, Bjelina, Djunis, Nish, Drina, Stub, Prokuplje, Topla, and Gurgusovac against Ottoman forces in 1875-1876,
The Serbian defeat against Bosnian forces in Javor Planina near Zwornik at the Drin river in January 1876,
The Serbian defeat at Manik (Manjakë) in Mitrovica and Bukovlja against Turkish forces in 1876,
The Serbian defeat at Belgradzik near Vidin, Jesie Bazar, Javoz, Gurgusovаc, Gralako, Soboukdja, Fort Dugi and Paracin against Turkish forces in 1876,
The Serbian defeat at Botchaniza (Boćevica) against Turkish forces in 1876,
The Serbian defeat at Tschokvica (Čokoviće) near Novi Pazar and the Montenegrin defeat in Podgorica against Turkish-Albanian forces in 1876,
The Serbian defeat at Eski Kilissé (Hadriani or Adranas) and Visegrad against Turkish forces in 1876,
The demoralization of the Montenegrin army and the defeat at Nevesinje against Turkish forces in 1876,
The Serbian defeat at Grljan and Prlita against Turkish forces in 1876,
The Montenegrin defeat against Dervish Pasha at Sukol and Yeni Köi (Novoselë) in 1876 near Shpuzë and Podgorica,
When nine Serbian battalions were defeated near Zmejdan and Nikoličevo by Turkish forces in 1876,
The Serbian defeat at Chatal and Boukouloja against Turkish forces and Serbian atrocities in Manjakë of Mitrovica in 1876,
The Serbian defeat at Sokidja and Novi Pazar against the Turks and Captain Flitsch threat to attack Mitrovica in 1876,
The Serbian defeat at Gramada, Pandiralo, Dervaz and Bavor against Turkish forces in 1876,
The Serbian defeat Babina Glava and Palanka against Ottoman forces in 1876,
The Serbian defeat at Sabahkadi (Suvabadi, Sava Kadi) near Belgrad against Hassan Bey in 1876,
Montenegrin propaganda from 1876 debunked by German newspaper: How Montenegrin forces allegedly defeated Mukhtar Pasha twice in northern Albania,
The Serbian defeat at Teschitsa (Tešica) and Supovac and the Montenegrin defeat at Zagoni against Albanian and Ottoman forces in 1876,
The Serbian defeat at Vrandol against Turkish forces in 1876,
The Serbian defeat at Sočanica and the Montenegrin defeat at Nevesinje against Turkish forces in 1876,
The Serbian catastrophic defeat against the Turks, fabricated victories and the Turkish advance on Belgrad in 1876,
Serbian war propaganda, lies, false telegrams and and military defeats in Beljina, Rača and Montenegro in 1876,
The Serbian violation of the Great Powers Armistice and the Serbian defeat against Turkish forces in Dolnji Ljubeš in September 1876,
The Serbian defeats against Ottoman forces at Gurgusovac (Knjaževac) and Tresibaba in 1876,
The Serbian defeat against Turkish forces at Veliki Izvor, Mali Zvornik, Vidin and Timișoara in 1876,
The Serbian defeat at Javra and Gladniza (Javor and Gladnica) against Mehmet Ali Pasha of Novi Pazar in 1876,
The Serbian losses and defeats against the Turks at Mrsolj, Bujmir, Aleksinac, Katun, Žitkovac, Brukovas (Brđovac), Deligrad, Morava, Blaje, Sercero (Srečer), Tanovo, Osmanlija-Ebene, Izvor, St. Nikolj and Palanka in 1876,
The Serbian defeats against Ottoman forces at Gemiç (Grljan or Gamzigra) Halvi Aollie, Ragovina, Okča and Zaječar in 1876,
The Serbian defeat at Knjaževac (Kujaschewaz) against Turkish forces in 1876,
The Serbian defeats in Aleksinac, Vidin, Stub, Deligrad and Bjelina against Ottoman forces in 1876,
The Serbian Defeat at Kalipolje against Albanian forces of Novi Pazar and Sjenica in 1876,
When Serbian forces burned the Albanian village of Manjakë in Mitrovica and were defeated at Ibatak (Çatal) Bunjakovci (Bukuloja) and Novi Pazar in 1876,
When Montenegrin priest Pope Risto invaded Albania with 300 soldiers and was defeated in July 1876,
The Montenegrin defeat at Volsjana (Bišina), Studenica, Zalom and Nevesinje where 7,000 Montenegrins fell against Turkish forces in 1876,
The Serbian defeat at Kurshumlija and Kaličina against Albanian-Turkish forces in 1878,
The Serbian defeat by Albanian forces at Përpellac, Prishtina and Kurshumli in 1912,
The Serbian defeat by Albanian forces of Sanxhak in 1912,
The Serbian and Montenegrin defeat by Albanian Malesori fighters in Pejë in 1912,
The Montenegrin defeat by Albanians of Sirokast in 1912,
The Montenegrin defeat in Tarabosh against Albanian forces in 1913,
The Serbian invasion of Slavonia and the defeat by Austro-Hungary in 1914,
The Serbian defeat at Lumë Kulle in 1915,
When Albanians of Tirana defeated 2,000 Serb soldiers who took revenge on Albanian civilians,
Sources
All sources can be found on Balkanacademia.com by searching for the individual title in the search box. Each title corresponds to a separate article, with the original source cited in the article.
Due to the large volume of material, the individual newspaper articles are not included here. Instead, the titles are provided as references to the corresponding articles and their original sources.
