Battle of Ljubić

Battle of Ljubić
Part of Second Serbian uprising
Date 8 May 1815 Location Ljubić, Serbia Result Serbian victory
Belligerents
Serbian revolutionaries	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Lazar Mutap-Čačanin† Miloš Obrenović Jovan Dimitrijević Dobrača Tanasko Rajić†	Caja-paša† Kara-Mustafa†
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	6.700 killed

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

Map of battle of Ljubić

After the liberation of Rudnik, Serbian Revolutionaries commanded by Lazar Mutap-Čačanin 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 Imsir 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 Imsir (Ćaja-Paša). The City of Čačak was captured and Serbs further advanced to Kragujevac, Jagodina, Karanovac, Batočina, and Požarevac.

References

Sources

• Konstantin N. Nenadović (1903). Život i dela velikog Đorđa Petrovića Kara-Đorđa Vrhovnog Vožda, oslobodioca i Vladara Srbije i život njegovi Vojvoda i junaka: Kao gradivo za Srbsku Istoriju od godine 1804 do 1813 i na dalje. Sloboda.