Stevan Sinđelić

Stevan Sinđelić (Serbian Cyrillic: Стеван Синђелић; 1770–1809) was a Serbian revolutionary commander active in Resava during the First Serbian Uprising (1804–1813) against the Ottoman Empire. As the commander of the Resava Brigade, he fought in many battles and skirmishes against Ottoman forces, including the Battle of Ivankovac in 1805 and the Battle of Deligrad in 1806. He is remembered for his actions during the Battle of Čegar in 1809, in which he and the Resava Brigade found themselves surrounded by the Ottomans. Encircled and without much chance of survival, Sinđelić ignited the gunpowder kegs in the powder cave, creating an enormous explosion that killed him, along with all of the Serbian and Ottoman soldiers in his trench.