 In 1768, the Rovčani helped the Bjelopavlići which were attacked by the Ottomans.In 1774, Mehmet Bushatli, the "pasha" of Scutari, broke into Kuči and "destroyed" it; the Rovčani housed and protected some of the refugee families.On the request of Russian Empress Catherine, the Montenegrins and Herzegovinians took arms against the Ottomans in 1788.