Milutin Petrović

Milutin Petrović (Serbian pronunciation: [milǔtin pětroʋitɕ]; Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Петровић; 1791–1861) was one of the vojvodas (military commanders) of the Serbian Revolutionary forces in the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire, in charge of the Negotin area. His nom de guerre was Era. He and his brother Hajduk Veljko were one of the biggest heroes of the Uprising.[1]

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Milutin Petrović
A bust of Petrović in Petrovac na Mlavi
Nickname(s)Era
Born1791
Lenovac, Zaječar, Ottoman Serbia
Died21 February 1861 (aged 70)
Požarevac, Principality of Serbia
Allegiance Revolutionary Serbia
Years of service1813–1853
RankBuljubaša, Vojvoda
UnitTimok Valley forces
Battles/warsFirst Serbian Uprising

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Sources

  • Stevanović, Mihailo M. (1893). "Hajduk-Veljko i njegova braća" (in Serbian). Požarevac: Mihailo Kostić. Archived from the original on 2014-07-19.
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