TY - JOUR TT - A MEMORANDUM BY A BRITISH OFFICER ABOUT THEMILITARY POSITION ON THE MONTENEGRIN FRONTIERDURING THE RUSSO-TURKISH WAR OF 1877-1878 AU - Akyay, Bülent PY - 2015 DA - December JF - Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi JO - BAED (Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi) PB - Trakya University WT - DergiPark SN - 2147-1371 SP - 1 EP - 31 VL - 4 IS - 2 KW - Osmanlı-Rus Savaşı KW - Karadağ KW - Osmanlı Devleti N2 - The revolt in Herzegovina in 1875, constituted the beginning of a new crisis in the Eastern Question. Within the balance of European Powers, this crisis had become an international problem with the intervention of the Great Powers. The course following the revolt had left Ottoman Empire in a difficult position and PanSlavism made feel the full weight for Ottomans during the period with the events like the Bulgarian Rebellion of 1876, Ottoman-Serbian-Montenegrin War of 1876, The Conference of Istanbul (Tersane) in 1876, and finally, these events caused to the “War of 93” known as the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. During the war time, British intelligence officer Captain F.C.H. Clarke informed his country with his reports regarding the Ottoman Balkan frontiers. In this paper, the military position on both sides of the frontier between the Ottoman Empire and Montenegro will be discussed within the framework of Captain Clarke’s memorandum dated as October 1st, 1877 UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/baed/issue//381578 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/407971 ER -