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Narrative: Great Britain dispatched warships to Turkey after an angry mob of
Muslims murdered the French and German consuls on May 6. Turkey promised to
execute those responsible and pay indemnity. The warships arrived on May 24.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from May 6, 1876. End Date changed from May
30, 1876.
MID#141
Dispute Number: 141
Date(s): June 7, 1880 to November 25, 1880
Participants: 200 United Kingdom, 220 France, 255 Germany, 300 Austria-Hungary,
325 Italy, 350 Greece, 365 Russia/640 Turkey
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side B (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: This dispute describes the Dulcigno incident, an episode in Southern
European history occurring as an artifact of the 1878 Treaty of Berlin. The 1878
Treaty of Berlin separated much of the Albanian territory from the Ottoman Empire
and awarded it to the Montenegrins. The Albanian League, a set of tribes loyal to the
Ottoman Empire, protested this and resisted all efforts to cede the territory. The Euro-
pean powers relented, saying that only the coastal town of Dulcigno should be ceded
to Montenegro. The Albanian League and Turkish government again resisted. The
European powers responded with a naval demonstration off Ragusa, in modern-day
Croatia. The Turks did not yield. Finally, Great Britain took the lead and threatened
to seize the customs house at Smyrna if the Turks did not yield, which they ultimately
did on November 25, 1880. A slew of agreements reached then ceded Dulcigno to
Montenegro.
Coding changes: End Date changed from February 25, 1881.
MID#14
Dispute Number: 14
Date(s): October 15, 1895 to December 31, 1895
Participants: 200 United Kingdom/640 Turkey
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side B (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: The British sent a naval squadron to the Dardanelles to pressure the Otto-
mans to accept a program of reforms for Armenia and end massacres of Armenians.
The sultan agreed to the reforms, but the massacres continued. Britain decided not
to press the issue over fears of French and/or Russian involvement. Indeed, Russian
plans included capturing the Ottoman capital ahead of any further British attempts to
compel the sultan.
MID#56
Started in March 1897. See the narrative in the 200 United Kingdom/350 Greece dyad
dispute list.