Siege of Požarevac (1804)
| Siege of Požarevac | |||||||||
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| Part of the First Serbian Uprising | |||||||||
Monument to Milenko Stojković in the city | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Serbian rebels |
Dahije Sanjak of Vidin Ottoman city garrison | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Milenko Stojković Karađorđe Jakov Nenadović |
Mula-Jusuf Kuçuk Sali Agha Ibrahim-aga † | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Combined nahija troops |
Janissaries kırcalı Požarevac deli and local soldiers Vidin deli | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Small | Many | ||||||||
The Siege of Požarevac was undertaken by the Serbian rebel army led by Milenko Stojković, Karađorđe and Jakov Nenadović against the town of Požarevac, in the hands of the Dahije (renegade Janissaries) supported by the Sanjak of Vidin. Požarevac was an important city in the province, laying in the east of rebel territory and serving as a reinforcement point of the Dahije and their allies. Left without support, the town surrendered after five days and was handed over to the Serbs with the agreed emigration of the Muslim population to Adakale or Vidin.