Description: Upon the outbreak of World War I, Montenegro was the first nation to come to Serbia's aid, and Nicholas I of Montenegro ordered his army, on August 8, 1914, to commence operations against the Austro-Hungarian naval base in the Bay of Kotor, the Austro-Hungarian Kriegsmarine's southernmost base in the Adriatic. It was just across the border from Mount Lovćen where the army had placed several batteries of artillery, and on the same day, Montenegrin guns commenced firing on Austro-Hungarian fortifications. The forts of Kotor and the old armoured cruiser SMS Kaiser Karl VI returned the fire, aided by reconnaissance from navy seaplanes. However, on September 13, Austrian-Hungarian reinforcements arrived from Pola, in the form of three active pre-dreadnought battleships, the SMS Monarch, SMS Wien, and SMS Budapest. They outgunned the Montenegrins, who nevertheless put up a fight for several weeks, with artillery duels almost daily. With the entry of France into the war, the French realised that the capture of Kotor might be beneficial to their own navy and so landed an artillery detachment of four 15 cm (5.9 in) and four 12 cm (4.7 in) naval guns under the command of Capitaine de frégate Grellier, at Antivari, on September 18–19. It took Grellier a month to move his guns inland but eventually his batteries were set up and positioned in fortifications on the south side of Mount Lovćen. On October 19, the French guns opened fire. The Austro-Hungarians called for reinforcements and on October 21, Admiral Anton Haus despatched the modern battleship SMS Radetzky. With a broadside of four 30.5 cm (12.0 in) guns and four 24 cm (9.4 in) guns, the Radetzky would tip the balance. Naval seaplanes had been busy taking photographs and mapping accurate positions, and at 16:27, on October 22, the battleships all opened fire. Radetzky made a number of direct hits on the guns and fortified positions on the mountain and on October 24, one of the French 12 cm (4.7 in) guns was completely knocked out. /from wikipedia/............................................................................... ...................................................Original WW I Bronze insignia,plaque of the 63rd Infantry Division mentions Lovcen. 1915 SABAC VALJEVO UZICE POZECA JVANJICA 1916 SJENICA LOVCEX SKUTARI DURAZZO. Two soldiers carry a cannon up the mountain. A minaret in the distance. .Size 90x60mm.Weight 93.5gr.Made of bronze. .In good condition. .Shipping from Hungary with trackable air mail,PLEASE NOTE,REGISTERED TRACKABLE SHIPPING IN EU COUNTRIES COSTS LESS $9.00 WAIT FOR MY INVOICE FOR THE RIGHT SHIPPING COST
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Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Region of Origin: Austria-Hungary
Country/Region of Manufacture: Hungary
