Timeline October 1876

Events in October 1876 1

• 1876 Serbia and Montenegro declare war on the Ottoman Empire Balkan states rise in support of Bulgarian rebels Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire on June 30, 1876, followed by Montenegro, in support of the Bulgarian uprising and Balkan Christian populations. Serbian forces were defeated and an armistice was agreed that autumn, but the conflict drew Russia into the region and led toward the Russo-Turkish War.