The Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1852–1853) (Serbian: Црногорско-турски рат, romanized: Crnogorsko-turski rat) broke out after Ottoman retaliation for the Montenegrin secret aid to Herzegovinian rebels.
== Background == In 1852, Danilo, returning from the Russian Empire, proclaimed himself Prince of Montenegro and the Hills, thus elevating the status of his polity from a theocracy into a principality. Montenegro remained an Ottoman vassal, until the Ottomans attacked Montenegro after the unraveling of Montenegrin secret aid to Herzegovinian rebels.
== History == Omar Pasha and Osman Pasha of Scutari attacked Montenegro in November 1852.
== Aftermath and legacy == Battle of Grahovac Convention of Shkodër
== See also == Herzegovina Uprising (1852–1862) Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1876–1878)
== References == Jugoslovenske zemije u XIX veku. Izdanje istorijskog instituta. 1963. Branko Pavićević (1990). Danilo I Petrović Njegoš, knjaz crnogorski i brdski, 1851-1860. Književne novine.