Jovan Dimitrijević Dobrača
Jovan Dimitrijević Dobrača (Serbian: Јован Димитријевић Добрача) (1765–1839) was a merchant who helped the insurgents and revolutionaries financially during both the First Serbian Uprising and the Second Serbian Uprising as well as a troop commander in the latter.
Life
Jovan Dimitrijević was born in 1765 in
Another Serbian uprising
He is recorded in history as a
Before the battle, Jovan Dimitrijević Dobrača personally made sure that his men had everything they needed. The Knyaz of Gruža as Jovan Dobrača was officially called, equipped his battalion of 500 fighters with weapons and food before arriving at the battle site with Milić Drinčić who brought a company of 200 men from Montenegro.[2] Next to them was Raka Levajac and his men.[3]
Dobrača spent his entire earned wealth in wars, and Prince Miloš Obrenović gave him a small pension just before the end of his life. Jovan Dobrača before he died became blind[4] and completely forgotten.[5][6] He was buried in Drača, nine kilometres from Kragujevac, more precisely in front of the church gate of the Drača monastery.[7]
Legacy
Streets in Belgrade, Čačak, Kragujevac and Požarevac bear his name.[5][8]
See also
References
- ^ a b Велмар Јанковић, Светлана (1981). Дорћол: имена улица. Београд: Нолит. pp. 114–133.
- ^ a b "Životi srpskih vojvoda i ostalih znamenitih Srba. Golub Dobrašinović: Predgovor". Nolit. May 24, 1967 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Бој на Љубићу". Дневно. 24 January 2019.
- ISBN 9789536549054– via Google Books.
- ^ a b name="светлана дорћол"
- ^ "Добрача". Дејан Јеремић. 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Monasteries". gtokg.org.rs.
- ^ "Ко су људи чија имена носе улице Београда". Забавиште. 24 January 2019.