Battle of Karanovac
| Battle of Karanovac | |||||||||
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| Part of the First Serbian Uprising | |||||||||
Illustration of burning houses in Karanovac during the battle | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Revolutionary Serbia |
Dahije Sanjak of Novi Pazar | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Karađorđe Radič Petrović |
Mehmed-aga Zgura † Silahdar of Novi Pazar | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Combined nahija troops |
Janissaries Karanovac deli and local soldiers Novi Pazar deli | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Small | Many | ||||||||
The Battle of Karanovac (Serbian: Бој на Карановцу/Boj na Karanovcu) was undertaken by the Serbian rebel army led by Karađorđe and Radič Petrović against the town of Karanovac (now Kraljevo), in the hands of the Dahije (renegade Janissaries) supported by the Sanjak of Novi Pazar. Karanovac was an important city in the province, laying in the south of rebel territory and serving as a reinforcement point of the Dahije and their allies. Left without support, the town surrendered after ten days and was handed over to the Serbs with the agreed emigration of the Muslim population to Novi Pazar.