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Miloš Stojićević Pocerac (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Стојићевић Поцерац; Gornja Vranjska, 1776 — Pocerski Metković, August 1811) was a Serbian hero, voivode (duke) and great figure of the First Serbian Uprising[1]
Biography
[edit]Miloš Stojićević was born 1776 in Gornja Vranjska near Šabac. Stojićević's ancestors originated from Herzegovina, from where, under pressure from the Turks, they first retreated to Sremska Mitrovica, and then moved to Ottoman-controlled Serbia]], in Velika Vranjska. Miloš's parents were named Ilinka and Filip. There he learned to read and write at the Radovašnica Monastery located under Cer.
Miloš Stojićević was of medium height, broad shoulders, long brown hair that he braided and wore curled under a kalpak, a long mustache and a sharp gaze. He was cheerful by nature and light hearted.
He died, somewhat naively and unexpectedly, in early August 1811. At that time, the hajduk Petar Prelić, nicknamed "Prelo", was rampant in Pocerina. Miloš surrounded him with his men in the Lipovica forest (Pocerski Metković). Wanting to capture him alive, he ran towards him, but Prelić did not want to surrender. He knocked Miloš off his horse with one shot. Prelić was killed by Miloš's followers.
He was buried near the church in Dobrić (near Šabac).
Scribe
[edit]Miloš was a scribe to the obor-knez of Pocer Ilija Marković, the Grand Vilayet Judge in Karađorđe's Serbia (1811-1813) from Grušić (near Šabac). He then became a scribe to the great Pocer prince Mihailo Ružičić from Pocerski Metković (near Šabac), whose scribe had died in the meantime. While serving as the prince's scribe, he witnessed the First Serbian Uprising.
First Serbian Uprising
[edit]Miloš Stojićević Pocerac immediately joined the fight, visiting the villages of Pocer and raising people to arms. In the first days of the uprising, Miloš cruised Bećin brdo with several rebels and prevented the exit of Turks from Šabac. Before the attack on Šabac, 1804, Mihailo Ružičić and Miloš Stojićević gathered 500 Pocerans, of whom 200 were horsemen. Then Jakov Nenadović appointed him buljubaša.
Battle of Mišar
[edit]As Duke of Pocer, Karađorđe appointed him before the Mišar Battle which took place in the summer of 1806. It was at that time when Karađorđe from the main rebel camp in Beljin went to the Pocer villages on several occasions: Grušić, Desić, Miloševac. He proclaimed Miloš as Duke in the village of Dvorište, where Karađorđe spent the night at Miloš's suggestion. Although young, he was highly regarded among the dukes. He participated with the most prominent dukes in determining the defense policy before the Battle of Mišar at Karađorđe's War Council. In the battle, he led his Pocerci and executed Kulin-kapetan from Zvornik. He particularly distinguished himself in the pursuit of the Turks after the Battle of Mišar. Together with Stojan Čupić and Nikola Smiljanić, he cut off the Turks retreat routes through the Kitog mountain pass in Bosnia and Herzegovina. On that occasion, he captured the entire equipment of Kulin-kapetan with a horse and the famous saber, on which were inscribed the names of the Kulin's family. For the saber, Kulin's relatives gave as much gold as it weighed, but Miloš refused.
Later battles
[edit]In the following years, he participated in many battles against the Turks in Šumadija and Western Serbia and Semberija. His fight with Meho Orugžić, commander of Bijeljina and part of Bosnia, is especially famous. In the open field clash, Miloš was faster, more agile, more skillful, and killed the Turks.
Miloš Stojićević Pocerac also distinguished himself in the Battle of Loznica.
Literature
[edit]- Bogdan Sekendek, The First Serbian Uprising in Podrinje, Šabac Cultural Center, Šabac, 1999.
- Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, "The Serbian Governing Council" during the Karađorđev times, or the usurpation of the then great men for power, Vienna, 1860.
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[edit]References
[edit]- Translated from Serbian encyclopedia: http://srpskaenciklopedija.org/doku.php?id=%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%88_%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%98%D0%B8%D1%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%9B_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86
- Translated from Serbian Wikipedia: http://sr.wiki.x.io/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%88_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%98%D0%B8%D1%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%9B_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86