Battle of Loznica (1810)
Part ofFirst Serbian Uprising
Lithograph depicting rebel leaders gathering aroundFilip Višnjić at the battle
Date 17–18 October 1810 Location Tičar field nearLoznica,Ottoman Empire (modernSerbia) 44°33′01″N19°13′21″E / 44.55028°N 19.22250°E /44.55028; 19.22250 Result Serbian victory
Belligerents
Revolutionary Serbia	Ottoman Empire Bosnia Eyalet
Commanders and leaders
Karađorđe Petrović Jakov Nenadović Luka Lazarević Joseph O'Rourke[1]	Ali Vidajić †
Units involved
First Serbian Army	Ottoman Army Bosnian militia[1]
Strength
1,200 reinforced by 10,000[2]	30,000[2]
Casualties and losses
121 dead, 178 wounded[2]	484 dead, 712 wounded

TheBattle of Loznica (Serbian Cyrillic:бој на Лозници) also known as theBattle of Tičar (бој на Тичару) was fought on 17–18 October 1810 between Serbian Revolutionaries and Ottoman forces inLoznica, at the time part of theSanjak of Zvornik, a region of the Ottoman Empire, (todaySerbia).^[1]

Following their defeat at theBattle of Varvarin, a large Ottoman force from Bosnia poured across the Drina and struck against the Serbian entrenchments at Loznica west of Belgrade. After a fierce battle and the arrival of reinforcements, the Serbs were victorious and Serbia was liberated. The battle has been called one of the greatest victory of the First Serbian Uprising.^[3]

Around 30,000 Ottomans composed of regionalOttoman Bosnian militia,^[1] under the command ofAli Pasha Vidajić descended theDrina river with boats to the Tičar field near Loznica, west ofBelgrade. The fortified city walls were defended by 1,200 Serb rebels led by localvojvodeAnta Bogićević. Estimating that the defense would be unable to resist, Anta requested aid fromLuka Lazarević. Learning of the planned siege,Karađorđe sent a message to Petar Dobrnjac urging him to also send reinforcements as soon as possible. Around 10,000 rebels, of theŠabac andValjevonahije under the command of Luka Lazarević andJakov Nenadović as well as several ofJoseph O'Rourke's Cossack units rushed to bolster the Serbian positions.^[4] Karadjordje also hastened, from theDeligrad front to relieveLoznica.

The fight began in the morning, with two hours ofswordfighting, and then shootouts with artillery and rifles, ending after eight hours in a Serbian victory.Cincar-Janko was wounded in the battle. The Serbs had 121 dead and 178 wounded, while the Ottomans, according to historic records, suffered three times more casualties.^[2]

The blindguslarFilip Višnjić, who was present at the battle rallying the troops, wrote an epic poem of the battle,Boj na Loznici, recorded in theŠišatovac monastery in 1815.^[5] Less than two years later, under threat by Napoleon, Russia chose to make peace with Turkey at Bucharest abandoning Serbia to the Turks who then invaded in full force.^[6][1]

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