Milutin Petrović
vojvoda Milutin Petrović | |
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A bust of Petrović in Petrovac na Mlavi | |
Nickname(s) | Era |
Born | 1791 Lenovac, Zaječar, Ottoman Serbia |
Died | 21 February 1861 (aged 70) Požarevac, Principality of Serbia |
Allegiance | Revolutionary Serbia |
Years of service | 1813–1853 |
Rank | Buljubaša, Vojvoda |
Unit | Timočka Krajina forces |
Battles/wars | First Serbian Uprising |
Milutin Petrović (Serbian pronunciation: [milǔtin pětroʋitɕ]; Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Петровић; 1791–1861) was one of the vojvodas (military commanders) of the Serbian Revolutionary forces in the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire, in charge of the Negotin area. His nom de guerre was Era. He and his brother Hajduk Veljko were one of the biggest heroes of the Uprising.[1]
References
Sources
- Stevanović, Mihailo M. (1893). "Hajduk-Veljko i njegova braća" (in Serbian). Požarevac: Mihailo Kostić. Archived from the original on 2014-07-19.
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- 1861 deaths
- 1791 births
- People from Zaječar
- People from Požarevac
- 18th-century Serbian people
- 19th-century Serbian people
- People of the First Serbian Uprising
- Serbian revolutionaries
- Serbian soldiers
- Timočka Krajina
- Characters in Serbian epic poetry
- Hajduks
- Burials in Požarevac
- Burials at Serbian Orthodox monasteries and churches