Strategically, it opened the door for the liberation of Belgrade just four months later. Psychologically, it proved to Europe that the Ottoman giant could be beaten.
This is the story of the Battle of Mišar, retold. By the summer of 1806, the First Serbian Uprising was hanging by a thread. The Ottomans, furious at losing control of the Belgrade Pashaluk, sent a massive army from Bosnia under the command of Suleiman Pasha . They had cannons, thousands of regular soldiers, and a reputation for cruelty. boj na misaru prepricano
Today, a large white church stands on top of Mišar hill. But the real monument isn't the stone. It is Serbia itself. Every time you hear the phrase "Samo sloga Srbina spasava" (Only unity saves the Serb), remember that it was first written in blood on the slopes of Mišar. Strategically, it opened the door for the liberation
Mišar was Serbia’s Marathon. A victory of the free against the tyrant, of the few against the many. And it echoes still. By the summer of 1806, the First Serbian
Just when the Serbs were exhausted beyond reason, a rumble was heard from the west. It was , a Serbian duke, arriving with 2,000 fresh rebels. They had been guarding a nearby ford and had slipped through the Ottoman lines.