Miloš Krivokapić
Miloš Krivokapić | |
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Birth name | Miloš Androv Krivokapić |
Nickname(s) | Vojvoda Miloš |
Born | 1819 Upper Cuce, Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro (now Montenegro) |
Died | 1907 |
Allegiance | Principality of Montenegro |
Years of service | 1838–1858 |
Rank | perjanik (royal guard) serdar ("count") vojvoda ("duke") |
Battles/wars | Battles of Grahovo (1838–1843) Battle of Grahovac (1858) |
Miloš Androv Krivokapić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Кривокапић; 1819–1907), also known as Serdar Miloš, was a tribal leader and military commander of Cuce, who served the Principality of Montenegro and participated in battles against the Ottoman troops, most notably at the Battle of Grahovac.
Life[]
Miloš was born in the Upper Cuce region, in the nahiye of Katun, at the time part of Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (modern Montenegro). His father was Andrija "Andro" Šunjov, of the Krivokapić brotherhood of Upper Cuce, and his mother was named Rosa (née Pejović). He had a younger brother, , an industrialist.
Miloš joined the guerilla fight at a young age, and was noted for fighting the Korjenica Turks, and participating in the battles for Grahovo (1838–43). In 1843, for his services, Prince-Bishop Petar II Petrović-Njegoš employed him in his personal guard, the .
In 1852, Prince Danilo awarded him the title of kapetan (captain) of the Cuce tribe, and a year later the titles of serdar of Cuce, and senator of Montenegro. He participated in the Battle of Grahovac (May 1, 1858), in which he led the Cuce battalion as serdar. He was then awarded the title vojvoda, "duke", and received the knife of Serbian revolutionary Uzun-Mirko Apostolović, which Prince Danilo had bought from Ivo Radonjić, paying 120 golden thalers, and then given to Miloš. His blood brother (pobratim) was . He died in 1907, and was buried in Riđani, Nikšić.
See also[]
- Novica Cerović
- , duke, leader of the Ozrinići detachment of Montenegrin Army
- , captain, leader of Bjelice detachment of Montenegrin Army
- , captain, leader and Komani detachment of Montenegrin Army
- , serdar, leader of Grahovo detachment of Montenegrin Army
References[]
This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (November 2014) |
- Branko Krivokapić. CUCE O SEBI I DRUGIMA.
- Marko Vujačić (1953). Znameniti crnogorski i hercegovački junaci, knj. III. Beograd. pp. 193, 312–323.
- Marko A. Vujacić (1956). Znameniti crnogorski junaci. pp. 132–136.
External links[]
- "Vojvoda Miloš Androv Krivokapić" (in Serbo-Croatian).
- 1819 births
- 1907 deaths
- Montenegrin soldiers
- People of the Principality of Montenegro
- 19th-century Serbian people
- Serbs of Montenegro
- Dukes of Montenegro