- Kočina Krajina Serb rebellion
Kočina Krajina Serb rebellion was an uprising of
Serbs against theOttoman Empire from Feb 1788 - 7 Sep 1788. "Koča Andjelković" (b. 1755 - d. 1788) [ [http://www.starnarcosis.net/obsidian/westbalk.html Western Balkans ] ] was the leader of the uprising which was aided by theHabsburg Empire . It enabled the Habsburgs to conquer Serbia from the Ottomans, attaching the territory of thePashaluk of Belgrade to other Serb-populated areas of their Empire. The crownland of (third) Habsburg Serbia existed for 3 years. [ [http://www.srpska-mreza.com/bookstore/kosovo/kosovo14.htm The Heavenly Kingdom in Serbia's Historic Destiny ] ]By 1791 however the
Austrians were forced into withdrawal across theDanube andSava rivers, joined by thousands of Serbian families who feared Ottoman revenge for supporting theHabsburgs . [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0026-7937(199410)89%3A4%3C942%3A%22BFHTM%3E2.0.CO%3B2-U] The uprising also involved the hero of theSerbian revolution Karadjordje Petrovic , who served in the Austrian army at the time. [ [http://www.glas-javnosti.co.yu/pismo/15562/kocina-krajina Kočina krajina | Glas javnosti ] ] Retaliation of theOttomans in the outset of the uprising influenced the Serb determination to emancipate from theOttomans 15 years later, during theSerbian revolution .References
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