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Battle of Ljubić
Part of Second Serbian uprising
Oil on canvas Painting by Rihard Puhta, 1862
Date 8 May 1815 Location Ljubić, Ottoman Empire43°54′51.9768″N 20°22′0.6960″E / 43.914438000°N 20.366860000°E / 43.914438000; 20.366860000 Result Serbian victory
Belligerents
Serbian revolutionaries	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Miloš Obrenović Tanasko Rajić † Lazar Mutap (DOW) Milutin Garašanin Milić Drinčić Jovan Dimitrijević Dobrača	Imšir Ćaja-paša † Kara Mustafa-paša †
Strength
1,700 later reinforcement with 3,000 men and 200 cavalry	5,000 to 12,000 men
Casualties and losses
Around 1,500 killed	7,000 killed
class=notpageimage| Location within Serbia

The Battle of Ljubić (Serbian: Битка на Љубићу, Бој на Љубићу) was a pitched battle between the Serbian revolutionary forces under Miloš Obrenović and the Ottoman troops commanded by Ćaja-paša, on the Ljubić hill near Čačak. It was the largest and most significant armed engagement of the Second Serbian Uprising.

History

After the liberation of Rudnik, Serbian Revolutionaries commanded by Lazar Mutap began attacking Ottoman positions near Čačak. On 6 May 1815 the Ottomans responded to Serbian incursions by sending a force of 7,000-strong under Imšir Ćaja-paša to attack the rebels from the rear. The rebels quickly retreated to Ljubić hill, where they regrouped and were reinforced with detachments commanded by Miloš Obrenović and Jovan Dimitrijević Dobrača. The initial Serbian forces were 1,500 infantry and 200 cavalry, with additional reinforcements of 3,000-strong. The battle ended in Serbian victory, with Serbs capturing large areas of territory and seizing valuable amounts of weaponry. Serbian losses amounted to 1,500, against the complete destruction of Ottoman forces, including their commander Imšir (Ćaja-Paša). The City of Čačak was captured and Serbs further advanced to Kragujevac, Jagodina, Karanovac, Batočina, and Požarevac.

References

1. ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 188.
2. Ilić, V. (19 January 2015). "Srbija traži svoje topove" (in Serbian). Večernje novosti. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
3. "Poslednja bitka" (in Serbian). Večernje novosti. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
4. Ćirković 2004, p. 189.

Sources

• Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 9781405142915.

• Battles involving the Ottoman Empire
• Battles involving Serbia
• Second Serbian Uprising
• Conflicts in 1815
• 1815 in Serbia
• May 1815 events