Battles of Malajnica and Štubik
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Battles of Štubik and Malajnica or Battles of Malajnica and Štubik in 1807 was part of the First Serbian Uprising. The first battle ended with the defeat of the insurgents, who were besieged at Štubik until the reinforcement arrived from the Battle of Malajnica after the Serbian-Russian victory there.
Introduction[edit]
After the liberation of Belgrade and securing the western border of insurgent Serbia on the Drina, the Governing Council and Karađorđe decided to liberate Timok Krajina from the Turks and establish ties with the Imperial Russian army on the Danube (Also at war with Napoleonic France, Imperial Russia was at war with Turkey since December 1806). In the spring of 1807, Hajduk Veljko Petrović and his insurgents were sent to Crna Reka, and Milenko Stojković to Poreč and Krajina. [1]
While Hajduk-Veljko raised the people to revolt in Crna reka and around Gurgusovac and Banja, the insurgents of Požarevac and Braničevo nahija, about 1,500-strong, under the leadership of Milenko Stojković forced the Turkish Poreč commander Alija and his force to leave Poreč and move to the island of Ada Kaleh, and then captured Štubik, where they built a fortification and left a crew of about 200 soldiers to defend it, while 1,300 soldiers went to free Negotin. [1]
Battle[edit]
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In the meantime, Vidin commander Mula-pasha and Alija Gušanac, the leader of the Kardzhali, gathered about 5,000-8,000 Turkish soldiers and Kardzhali and in early May hurried to expel the Serbs, who stopped near Štubik in front of the superior Turkish army. The Turks attacked and in a short battle pushed the insurgents into the trench. [1]
Consequences[edit]
Milenko Stojković withdrew with the army to Štubik, where he established himself. The Turks fortified themselves on Malajnica and besieged Stubik. [1] Karađorđe went to help Milenko with the armies of the Smederevo and Groč nahije; in mid-June, with about 4,500 infantry and cavalry, he arrived at Štubik and raised trenches towards the Turks. The Turkish army was defeated with the help of the Russian army on 1 July 1807, in the battle of Malajnica. [1] General Ivan Ivanovich Isayev was the commander of Russian troops.
The Battle of Malajnica (1807) was the first joint struggle of Serbs and Russians against the Turks in the First Serbian Uprising. The battle ended with the victory of the Serbian-Russian army.
Introduction[edit]
After the liberation of Belgrade and securing the western border of insurgent Serbia on the Drina, Karađorđe sent Milenko Stojković and Petar Dobrnjac to eastern Serbia in late spring 1807 with the armies of the Braničevo and Požarevac nahije with the task of liberating Timok Krajina from the Turks. With the same task, Hajduk Veljko Petrović was sent from Sokobanja with his insurgents to Štubik. [1]
Milenko Stojković captured Poreč and Štubik in his attack on Krajina, but in front of the village of Malajnica he was attacked by Vidin commanders Mula-pasha and Alija Gušanac with about 5,000-8,000 Turkish soldiers and Kardzhali. Milenko Stojković withdrew with the army to Štubik, where he established himself. The Turks fortified themselves on Malajnica and besieged Štubik. [1]
After the Russian army under General Isaev broke out on the Danube and crossed to the Big Island, Karadjordj went to Milenko's aid with the armies of the Smederevo and Groč districts; in mid-June, with about 4,500 infantry and cavalry, he arrived at Stubik and raised trenches towards the Turks. [1]
In the meantime, Milenko and Vujica Vulicevic broke through the Turkish positions and reported to Karadjordj at Stubik, from where he sent them with 300 cavalry to meet the Russians. Russians and Serbs met near the village of Mihajlovac on June 20, 1807. [1]
Battle[edit]
On 30 June, General Ivan Ivanovich Isaev and Karađorđe assessed the Turkish positions on Malajnica and determined the schedule for the attack. The next morning, the Russians first opened cannon fire on the Mula Pasha camp, and then Milenko Stojković with 1,500 Branićevci and Vujica Vulićević with 600 soldiers from Smederevo, along with the Russian Olonets battalion (600 infantry), 200 Cossacks and 200 Serbian volunteers, launched an attack. It was in the Turkish trenches that the real clash took place. In the hand-to-hand fight, Serbs and Russians coped better. The Turks in the trenches panicked, which spread to the camp. [1]
Consequences[edit]
Mula-pasha escaped on horseback, and then Alija Gušanac with the remaining Turks with losses of 1,000 dead. The Serbs had about 80 dead, and the Russian losses are unknown. The Russian Olonets battalion fought bravely, which is why Karađorđe called the Russian soldiers his brothers. [1]
Sources[edit]
- Gazević, Nikola (1974). Military Encyclopedia (Volume 9). Belgrade: Vojnoizdavački zavod. p. 568.
Literature[edit]
- Gažević, Nikola, editor (s). (1974). Military Encyclopedia (Volume 9). Belgrade: Vojnoizdavački zavod. p. 568.
- Gažević, Nikola, editor (s). (1974). Military Encyclopedia (Volume 9). Belgrade: Vojnoizdavački zavod. p. 568.
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