First Scutari-Ottoman War

First Scutari-Ottoman War Lufta e Parë Shkodrës-Osmane
Territory held by Kara Mahmud at the height of his power in 1785.
Date 1785-1789 Location Pashalik of Scutari, Bosnia Eyalet and Rumelia Eyalet (modern-day Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia, Serbia, Greece and North Macedonia) Result Inconclusive Territorial changes Pashalik of Scutari loses large parts of its territories held outside of the Sanjak of Scutari.
Belligerents
Pashalik of Scutari Pashalik of Berat (switched to opposing side in 1787)	Ottoman Empire Bosnia Eyalet Rumelia Eyalet Pashalik of Yanina Pashalik of Berat Toptani family Ulcinj rebels Montenegrin tribes Nikšići Rovčani Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Kara Mahmud Pasha Ahmed Pasha †	Abdülhamid I (d. 1789) Selim III Çavuşoğlu Mehmed Pasha † Aydoslu Mehmed Pasha Selim Pasha † Ali Pasha Tepelena Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha Mehmed Pasha Qausholli † Ahmet Kurt Pasha X Ibrahim Bey of Tirana Emperor Joseph II Filip Vukasović
Units involved
Shkodran Army Hoti tribe Malsors	Ottoman Army
Strength
unknown	unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown

The First Scutari-Ottoman War (Albanian: Lufta e Parë Shkodrës-Osmane) was a conflict between Kara Mahmud Pasha, the Pasha of the de facto independent Pashalik of Scutari, and the Ottoman Empire. The war was caused by the expansionist policies of Kara Mahmud, which threatened the central government of the Ottoman Empire.