 The battleship's 9.5 inch and 6 inch guns pounded Montenegrin positions and on January 10 the ground forces took the Lovćen Pass and the adjacent heights where the French gun positions had been.In order for its guns to elevate high enough to hit the Montenegrin lines at the top of the mountain "Budapest" had to be trimmed 7 degrees.The naval bombardment played a decisive role in breaking the morale of the mountain's defenders and Montenegro requested an armistice two days later.