Battle of Mišar

Battle of Mišar

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Mišar
partof=First Serbian uprising


date=12 - 15 August 1806
place=Mišar, Serbia
casus=
territory=
result=Decisive Serbian victory
combatant1=flagicon|Serbia|1882 Serbian revolutionaries
combatant2=flagicon|Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
commander1=flagicon|Serbia|1882 Karađorđe Petrović
flagicon|Serbia|1882 Jakov Nenadovic
commander2=flagicon|Ottoman Empire Suleiman-Pasa
strength1=9,500 men
strength2=40,000 men
casualties1=relatively low
casualties2=unknown; presumably high

The battle of Mišar took place from the 12th to the 15th of August 1806, with a crushing Serbian victory being inflicted upon the Ottomans. Much of the Ottoman commanding core was killed during the battle.

The fighting began on Misar hill with the opening charge of the Turkish cavalry followed by their infantry. The Serbian archers and gunners mowed down the first line of cavalry and panic struck the Turkish lines. However, the Turks soon regrouped and engaged the Serbian infantry. It is then that Karageorge signaled the charge of the Serbian cavalry from opposite ends to defeat the Turkish force.

Aftermath

The battle forced the Turks into retreat and provided a significant military and spiritual victory for the Serbian rebels.


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