Lazar Petrović

Lazar Petrović
Лазар Петровић
Born(1855-03-10)10 March 1855
Bašino Selo near Veles, Ottoman Empire
Died11 June 1903(1903-06-11) (aged 48)
Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia
Allegiance Principality of Serbia
Kingdom of Serbia
Service years1875–1887; 1889–1903
RankGeneral
ConflictsSerbian-Ottoman War

Lazar Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Петровић; 10 March 1855 – 11 June 1903), also known as Lepi Laza ("Handsome Lazar"), was a Serbian general, adjutant of King Aleksandar Obrenović and professor at Belgrade Military Academy. He was killed while attempting to defend the king in the 1903 May Coup.

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