During the month of June 1862 a Montenegrin army consisting of 8,000 troops led by general
Vulo Serdar surrounded the tower of
Vranina, which consisted of a lesser amount of troops led by
Hodo Sokoli. The outnumbered Albanians engaged with the Montenegrins, leading to heavy fighting throughout the village. During the battle, Montenegrin troops also pillaged and massacred the local Albanian population. Due to this, the Albanians requested Ottoman reinforcements, however, Avdi Pasha, the governor of the
Sanjak of Scutari did not send the
Ottoman army, instead sending
Oso Kuka, the general of the patrol unit in the Albanian-Montenegrin border, together with his
çetë which consisted of 27 other Albanians. The armed militia reached and set up fortification in the second tower of
Vranina which housed a large supply of
gun powder. The tower was besieged by a contingent of 2000 Montenegrin soldiers. Fighting would go on to continue, however due to a depleting amount of ammunition Albanian positions began to weaken and the irregulars were unable to launch a
counter-attack. Due to this,
Oso Kuka and his 27 other çetë members set fire to the gun powder supply in the second tower, which led to an explosion that, besides killing Oso Kuka and the other irregulars in the tower, also killed more than 200 Montenegrin soldiers. Upon seeing this, the Montenegrins withdrew from
Vranina. == Aftermath ==