Battle of Mečkin Kamen

Coordinates: 41°22′N 21°14′E / 41.367°N 21.233°E / 41.367; 21.233
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Battle of Mečkin Kamen
Part of
Republic of North Macedonia
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Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents

Kruševo Republic

  • IMRO
Ottoman Empire Ottoman EmpireCommanders and leaders Pitu Guli † Ottoman Empire Bahtiyar PaşaStrength 230 soldiers[citation needed] Ottoman Empire 2,000 soldiers[citation needed]Casualties and losses 40 killed[citation needed] Ottoman Empire Unknown[citation needed]

The Battle of Mečkin Kamen also known as 'Battle of Mechkin Kamen'

Ottoman Empire. The leading revolutionary commanders of the local Kruševo Republic were Nikola Karev and Pitu Guli.[5] The battle is an important event that is celebrated in Bulgaria and North Macedonia
.

Before the battle,

Bulgarians[7] and Aromanians being outnumbered and overrun. Following the Battle of Sliva and Mečkin Kamen, large parts of the Aromanian areas and villages were destroyed while 'the Bulgarian quarter' was mostly spared.[8] Revolutionary Pitu Guli and most of his men were killed at the battle of Mečkin Kamen while Nikola Karev managed to break through the Turkish lines and escaped back to Bulgaria.[9] The Turkish forces entered the town of Kruševo on 12 August 1903.[10]

A monument exists today on Mečkin Kamen where Pitu Guli was killed.[11] There is a World War II memorial by Dimo Todorovski at the same site.

References

  1. ^ The Macedonian Times, Issues 63-74, Republic of Macedonia, MI-AN, pg 5, pg 23, pg 36
  2. ^ Višinski, Boris (1973). The Epic of Ilinden. SR Macedonia: Macedonian Review Editions. pp. 241, 242.
  3. ^ Леандра Петрова, Димо Тодоровски (1980). Димо Тодоровски. Македонска книга. p. 49.
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  5. ISBN 9780253008350
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  6. ^ Stojčev, Vanče (2004). Military History of Macedonia. Military Academy "General Mihailo Apostolski". p. 321.
  7. ^ "Илинденско-Преображенското въстание 1903—1968 - 3". macedonia.kroraina.com. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  8. ISBN 9781538119617
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  9. ^ Assa, Aaron (1994). Macedonia and the Jewish People. Macedonian Review. p. 80.
  10. ^ Apostolski, Mihailo (1969). From the Past of the Macedonian People. Skopje Radio and Television. p. 173.
  11. ^ "7 Best Places to Visit in Macedonia Before You Die". Insider Monkey. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

Sources

  • MI-AN Publishing, Skopje 1998, Macedonia Yesterday And Today.

41°22′N 21°14′E / 41.367°N 21.233°E / 41.367; 21.233

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