The battle of Ivankovets was the first victory of the Serbian rebels in 1805 during the First Serbian Uprising . The Ottoman Empire , which at that time owned the Balkans , sent Khazif Pasha, the governor of the city of Nis , with 15,000 soldiers to crush the uprising.
| Battle of Ivankovets |
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| Main Conflict: First Serbian Uprising |
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| date | August 18, 1805 |
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| A place | Ivankovats ( Serb. Ivankovats ) |
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| Total | The victory of the Serbian forces |
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 Ottoman Empire
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Hafiz Pasha | Karageorgiy
Milenko Stojkovich ( Serb. Milenko Stoјkoviћ ), |
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about 10,000 dead | less than 1000 dead |
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Near Chupria, on the left bank of the Velika Morava River , the leader of the Serbian rebels, Karageorg Petrovich, anticipated an Ottoman attack. Hafiz Pasha passed the rebels of Karageorg Petrovich and attacked Prince Milenko Stoykovich, who dug in near the village of Ivankovts 4 kilometers from Chupria with 2,500 soldiers.
After an unsuccessful attempt to bribe Stoykovich, Hafiz Pasha decided to attack. The assault on the Serbian positions lasted all day and by the evening the Serbs repelled all attempts by the Turks to seize their positions. The Turks were forced to retreat to Parachin, which was besieged by the Serbs and subjected to shelling, during which Hafiz Pasha was mortally wounded and died in Nis. [one]
The victory of the Serbs was a turning point in the history of the liberation of the Balkans from the Turkish yoke.
