During the First World War, Vukotić was the Chief of Staff of the Montenegrin Army and the Commander of the Sandžak Army of Montenegrin forces. He is most famous for winning the Battle of Mojkovac, in which his daughter, the only female participant, Vasilija Vukotić was assigned to his headquarters to conduct correspondence. Despite frequent writtings, he was not taken prisoner after the fall of Montenegro in January 1916. According to information from his son, vukasin Vukotic, after the fall of Montenegro, a treaty was signed with the Austrians and the montenegrins went home. Later there were uprisings in the north, attacks on Austrian troops and slying of Austrian officers. When they requested he subside the attacks of komits in the north who assaulted Austrian officers, he refused explaining that they had a right to do so because the Austrians were occupants. He was internated - house arrest with his family - in Bjelovar because he refused to cooperate with the Austrian authorities. In his free time there he wrote his memoires, the text beginning with: Today in Bjelovar...