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[[File:Maso Vrbica 1876.png|thumb|right|Vrbica portrayed by [[Josef Mukařovský]] and depicted in ''[[Světozor]]'', 25 August 1876.]] |
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'''Mašo Vrbica''' (1833 in Vrba<ref>in the Njegusi lands near [[Cetinje]], {{GEOnet2|32FA884D10203774E0440003BA962ED3|Vrba (Approved)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]] {{coord|42|15|00|N|18|54|42|E|display=inline}}</ref> |
'''Mašo Vrbica''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Машо Врбица}}; 1833 in Vrba<ref>in the Njegusi lands near [[Cetinje]], {{GEOnet2|32FA884D10203774E0440003BA962ED3|Vrba (Approved)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]] {{coord|42|15|00|N|18|54|42|E|display=inline}}</ref> – 10 May 1898 in [[Banja Luka]]) was a [[Principality of Montenegro|Montenegrin]] ''[[Voivode|vojvoda]]'' and military commander. |
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==Biography== |
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He graduated from the [[Soviet military academies#Mikhail Kalinin Military Artillery Academy/Military Artillery Academy "Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich"|Mikhailovskaya Artillery Military Academy]] in [[St. Petersburg]].{{sfn|Damjanović|Vukićević|p=7}} |
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After his return to Montenegro, he was appointed as a captain in the Njeguši militia, which was part of the Montenegrin army. He commanded a unit at the [[Battle of Grahovac]] in 1858, and with the cannon [[Prize of war|captured there]] organized the artillery for Montenegrin army. During the [[Montenegrin-Ottoman War (1861-1862)|Montenegrin-Ottoman War of 1861-1862]], he commanded the artillery. |
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| ⚫ | Between the wars he joined the nationalist "[[United Serbian Youth]]" where he met such men as [[Vladimir Jovanović (politician)|Vladimir Jovanović]], [[Svetozar Miletić]], [[Nikola Pašić]], [[Nicholas I of Montenegro|Nikola Petrovic]], [[Marko Miljanov|Marko Popovic Miljanov]], and [[Valtazar Bogišić]].<ref>Мартиновић, Нико С. (1954) "Валтазар Богишић и Уједињена омладина српска Зборник" ("Belshazzar Bogišić and the United Serbian Youth") ''Матице српске'' (''Matica Srpska''), volume 9, pages 26–44, in Serbian</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He was appointed Montenegrin Minister of Internal Affairs in 1877. He commanded the Montenegrin forces in the attack on [[ |
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| ⚫ | He was appointed Montenegrin Minister of Internal Affairs in 1877. He commanded the Montenegrin forces in the attack on [[Nikšić]]. Strategically, he took Trebješka Glava, where he placed the artillery that supported the attack on the town. After the fall of Nikšić, his main effort was in clearing out the Ottoman troops in the area. He took three battalions and on 16 September captured the fort at Bilek, on 25 September he captured the fortifications at Dugskogo Pass. In November 1877 he laid siege to [[Stari Bar]], taking the coastal port and eventually the town in January 1878. |
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Vrbica headed several large construction works in Montenegro, notably the bridge over the [[Zeta (river)|Zeta]] in [[Danilovgrad]], the road from [[Rijeka Crnojevića]] to [[Podgorica]] and the water supply in [[Cetinje]].{{sfn|Damjanović|Vukićević|pp=4–10}} |
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On 16 May 1881, he was awarded the Russian Military [[Order of St. George]]. |
On 16 May 1881, he was awarded the Russian Military [[Order of St. George]]. |
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Vrbica came into conflict with [[Nicholas I of Montenegro|Prince Nikola]], and defected to [[Austria-Hungary]] with his son Labud, who was married to Danica, the daughter of the Austro-Hungarian envoy to Montenegro, Theodor von Milinković. With the help of Milinković, Mašo Vrbica was awarded an estate near [[Banja Luka]] and a state pension. He remarried and spent his final years there. Prince Nikola denied him the right to be buried in [[Njeguši]].{{sfn|Damjanović|Vukićević|pp=13–16}} |
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==Notes== |
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Vrbica died and was buried near Banja Luka in 1898. His remains were transferred and reburied by the St Petka Church in Vrba, Njeguši on 17 November 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vojvoda Mašo Vrbica sahranjen na Njegušima |url=https://www.pcnen.com/portal/2007/11/18/vojvoda-maso-vrbica-sahranjen-na-njegusima/ |access-date=21 October 2019 |work=PC NEN |date=18 November 2007 |language=Montenegrin}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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* {{cite book |last1=Damjanović |first1=Lazar |last2=Vukićević |first2=Milan |title=Crtice iz života Maša Vrbice |publisher=Napredak |location=Cetinje |language=Montenegrin }} |
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Latest revision as of 17:22, 24 January 2024
Mašo Vrbica (Serbian Cyrillic: Машо Врбица; 1833 in Vrba[1] – 10 May 1898 in Banja Luka) was a Montenegrin vojvoda and military commander.
Biography
[edit]He graduated from the Mikhailovskaya Artillery Military Academy in St. Petersburg.[2]
After his return to Montenegro, he was appointed as a captain in the Njeguši militia, which was part of the Montenegrin army. He commanded a unit at the Battle of Grahovac in 1858, and with the cannon captured there organized the artillery for Montenegrin army. During the Montenegrin-Ottoman War of 1861-1862, he commanded the artillery.
Between the wars he joined the nationalist "United Serbian Youth" where he met such men as Vladimir Jovanović, Svetozar Miletić, Nikola Pašić, Nikola Petrovic, Marko Popovic Miljanov, and Valtazar Bogišić.[3]
In 1875 Vrbica was given the title of vojvoda. He was a liaison of Montenegro to the Serbian Supreme Command during the Serbo-Turkish War (1876–78), during which he commanded Montenegrin dragoons in the battles of Aleksinac and Deligrad (20–21 October 1876).
He was appointed Montenegrin Minister of Internal Affairs in 1877. He commanded the Montenegrin forces in the attack on Nikšić. Strategically, he took Trebješka Glava, where he placed the artillery that supported the attack on the town. After the fall of Nikšić, his main effort was in clearing out the Ottoman troops in the area. He took three battalions and on 16 September captured the fort at Bilek, on 25 September he captured the fortifications at Dugskogo Pass. In November 1877 he laid siege to Stari Bar, taking the coastal port and eventually the town in January 1878.
Vrbica headed several large construction works in Montenegro, notably the bridge over the Zeta in Danilovgrad, the road from Rijeka Crnojevića to Podgorica and the water supply in Cetinje.[4]
On 16 May 1881, he was awarded the Russian Military Order of St. George.
Vrbica came into conflict with Prince Nikola, and defected to Austria-Hungary with his son Labud, who was married to Danica, the daughter of the Austro-Hungarian envoy to Montenegro, Theodor von Milinković. With the help of Milinković, Mašo Vrbica was awarded an estate near Banja Luka and a state pension. He remarried and spent his final years there. Prince Nikola denied him the right to be buried in Njeguši.[5]
Vrbica died and was buried near Banja Luka in 1898. His remains were transferred and reburied by the St Petka Church in Vrba, Njeguši on 17 November 2007.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ in the Njegusi lands near Cetinje, Vrba (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 42°15′00″N 18°54′42″E / 42.25000°N 18.91167°E
- ^ Damjanović & Vukićević, p. 7.
- ^ Мартиновић, Нико С. (1954) "Валтазар Богишић и Уједињена омладина српска Зборник" ("Belshazzar Bogišić and the United Serbian Youth") Матице српске (Matica Srpska), volume 9, pages 26–44, in Serbian
- ^ Damjanović & Vukićević, pp. 4–10.
- ^ Damjanović & Vukićević, pp. 13–16.
- ^ "Vojvoda Mašo Vrbica sahranjen na Njegušima". PC NEN (in Montenegrin). 18 November 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
Sources
[edit]- Damjanović, Lazar; Vukićević, Milan. Crtice iz života Maša Vrbice (in Montenegrin). Cetinje: Napredak.
