Editing Christmas Uprising (section)

===Fighting around Podgorica===
The rebellion first broke out around [[Podgorica]]. Some Martinići headed by commanders Stevan and Bogić Radović took control of [[Spuž]] Fortress. The [[Piperi (tribe)|Piperi]] headed by [[Brigadier General]] [[Milutin Vučinić]] severed the road between Danilovgrad and Podgorica at Vranićke Njive. [[Commandant (rank)|Commander]] Andrija and [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] Mato Raičević seized Velje Brdo overlooking Podgorica.{{sfn|Kordić|1986|pp=49-50}}

Since most [[Bjelopavlići]] were supporters of the unification, the rebels who occupied Spuž Fortress were quickly forced to capitulate with no bullets fired. The leaders were detained and their troops were sent home. The Bjelopavlići, for the most part consisting of the youth, continued toward Podgorica. They were met at Vranićke Njive by Vučinić, where fighting would have probably broken out, had the youth of Podgorica, Piperi and [[Kuči]] not simultaneously reached his troops from behind. Vučinić was surrounded, and ordered his troops to lay down their arms. The leaders were, again, detained and transported to Podgorica, and the troops sent home. The same happened at Velje Brdo.{{sfn|Kordić|1986|pp=49-50}}

The defeat at Podgorica would prove to be a strong setback for the rebels, since the troops that were disarmed were supposed to help with the sieges of [[Nikšić]] and [[Cetinje]]. Also, the rebels seemed less united and less willing, which had its toll on the confidence of the [[Greens (Montenegro)|Greens]] in other areas.{{sfn|Kordić|1986|pp=49-50}}