Siege of Šabac (First Serbian Uprising)

Siege of Šabac
Part of First Serbian Uprising
Map of the Šabac Fortress (1788)
Typeblockade
Location
PlannedMarch 1804, December 1804, 1806
Commanded byJakov Nenadović
ObjectiveBlockade and capture of Šabac
Date
  • 19 March–28 April 1804
  • January 1805
  • 1806
Executed byValjevo nahija rebel army
Outcomehandover of city to rebels on 6 February 1807

The siege of Šabac was undertaken by the Serbian rebel army detachments led by Jakov Nenadović against the city of Šabac, which supported the Dahije (renegade Janissaries). Šabac was situated in the frontier of rebel territory and was a refuge for the Dahije and their allies, thus, Nenadović set out to force the city into submission. Handed over on 1 May 1804, with the expulsion of the Dahije leader Mus-aga and his allies, the Šabac Turks remained in the fortress, recognized as Imperial possession. After subsequently giving refuge to Mus-aga, the Serbian rebels failed to surprise attack the city in 1805. The city was attacked many times in 1806 and was finally handed over on 6 February 1807 following the liberation of Belgrade.