Royal Montenegrin Army

Royal Montenegrin Army
Army of Kingdom of Montenegro
Војска Краљевине Црне Горе
Vojska Kraljevine Crne Gore
Montenegrin troops in October 1914
Active28 August 1910
Disbanded26 November 1918 [1]
Country Kingdom of Montenegro
BranchLand army
TypeInfantry and artillery
RoleDefend Montenegro
Size+44,000 soldiers (on 28 August 1910)
44,500 soldiers (on First Balkan War)
12,800 soldiers (on Second Balkan War)
50,000 soldiers (on WW1 and Montenegrin campaign)
45-50,000 soldiers (on 1914 Serbian campaign)
48,300 soldiers (on 1915 Serbian campaign)
ColorsPan-Slavic colors
EngagementsFirst Balkan War
Second Balkan War
1914 Serbian campaign
1915 Serbian campaign
Montenegrin campaign
WW1
Commanders
Supreme commander[5]Nicholas I of Montenegro[2]
Deputy commander-in-chiefPrince Danilo of Montenegro[3]
Chief of Montenegrin Supreme CommandBožidar Janković (1914-1915)
Petar Pešić (1915-1916)
Deputy Chief of the General StaffPetar Pešić (1914-1915)
Chief of the General StaffJanko Vukotić
Inspector of the General StaffMinister of War of Kingdom of Montenegro[6]
CommanderPresident of the Ministerial Council of Kingdom of Montenegro
Notable
commanders
Janko Vukotić
Andrija Radović
Mitar Martinović
Anto Gvozdenović
Milutin Vučinić
Radomir Vešović
Krsto Popović
Milo Matanović
Petar Pešić
Božidar Janković
Mašan Božović
Đoko Pavićević
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The Royal Montenegrin Army (in Serbian/Montenegrin: Војска Краљевине Црне Горе; Vojska Kraljevine Crne Gore) or the Army of Kingdom of Montenegro, was the army of Kingdom of Montenegro.

  1. ^ The Royal Monteengrin Army has disbanded on 25 January 1916, after the Austro-Hungarian conquest of Kingdom of Montenegro in Montenegrin campaign, after the Austro-Hungarian Army captured to the whole army and Janko Vukotić, Chief of Staff of the Montenegrin High Command, making them prisoners
  2. ^ Since Nicholas went to exile in France, he gave all powers of Royal Montenegrin Army to Janko Vukotić, becoming Chief of Staff of the Montenegrin High Command
  3. ^ Eldest son of Nicholas I of Montenegro
  4. ^ All the notable commanders were Prime Minister (except Radomir Vešović) or politicians (except Krsto Popović) and Minister of Defence of Kingdom of Montenegro
  5. ^ Commander-in-chief
  6. ^ Principally, almost all Ministers of Defence of Kingdom of Montenegro were Prime Ministers of Kingdom of Montenegro (except for Radomir Vešović)