Battles of Batočina and Jagodina
| Battles of Batočina and Jagodina | |||||||||
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| Part of the First Serbian Uprising | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Serbian rebels |
Dahije Ottoman city garrison | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Karađorđe Milan Obrenović Mladen Milovanović |
Kučuk-Alija Tosun-aga Husein Ganić † Alija Gušanac | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Combined nahija troops |
Janissaries kırcalı Jagodina deli and local soldiers | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 600+ | 1,000–2,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 150+ killed, 50+ wounded, and 20 captured | 700+ killed | ||||||||
The Battles of Batočina and Jagodina were several battles fought in late March–April in Batočina and Jagodina (central Serbia) between the Serbian rebels under Karađorđe and the Dahije (renegade Janissaries) leader Kučuk-Alija. The Serbian rebels aimed to take Jagodina while Kučuk-Alija mustered and hired troops in the region to deal with the rebellion. The Batočina inn was besieged to stop reinforcements and led to a pursuit and destruction of a Janissary contingent at a river bank. Next, a siege of Jagodina, held by Kučuk-Alija, failed miserably due to bad weather conditions. The next attack was successful after an assault and day of shootouts in the town.