Milisav Čamdžija
Milisav Čamdžija, better known as Milisav the Boatman (Čamdžija), (1785 – 1815) was born in the village of
Biography
Milisav Ivanović, better known as Čamdžija, could trace his family tree following the migration of Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta when they settled in Veliki Borak in the outskirts of Belgrade. Milisav was born in this family of Herzegovinian-Montenegrin origin, in the seventies of the eighteenth century. The household consisted of brothers Milinko, Milan and Petar, with their families. From Milinko's sons Ivanko and Milisav, Ivanković and Čamcić were born a little later, and from the brothers Milan and Petra, Milanović and Petrović were born, also called Žijarski. The family was more engaged in animal husbandry than agriculture, so Milisav's childhood, like most of his peers, was spent in shepherd's obligations. He stood out from other children for his dexterity and agility, and nature gave him a special gift for singing. Almost all the children in this area were educated by priest Sima's father, priest Stanoje or priest Sima in his school for the literacy of young people.
When he grew up, like many of his peers, he set off as a companion to Prince Sima Marković in the cattle trade across the Sava. In Palež (the old name for today's Obrenovac) there was a ferry on Kolubara and a small port. There are loaded Bosnian ships with various goods that the spahis and merchants of Pale took from the Serbian people. Serbs worked on the loading, and it is believed that Milisav also worked on the loading for a while, and he learned to swim well there.
The idea of Austria to prevent the spread of Turkish power was very gladly accepted by the Serbs. Although too young to enlist in the volunteer
He excelled in burning Turkish inns (called han), heroism in every battle. From the beginning of the uprising in 1806, he was with Prince Sima Marković. He acquired the rank of captain by training new soldiers in the handling of weapons and military skills.[3]
Death
When the
His contemporaries agree that he was a great hero, he did not ask for decorations or titles, he only wanted to see Serbia free.
The tombstone of Milisav Čamdžija is now a cultural monument.
Sources
- Vasiljević, Radmila (2018), Milisav Chamdzija. Belgrade: Fabula Nostra. p. 3—6. ISBN 978-86-80762-08-1.
- Nedeljković, Milena (2015), Cross in time. Belgrade: Barajevo Cultural Center. p. 153. ISBN 978-86-80466-00-2.
- "Remembering-the-hero-Camdzija-won-Belgrade", novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Categories: Died 1815.Participants of the First Serbian UprisingParticipants of the Second Serbian Uprising
References
- ^ "ZNATE LI KO JE BIO KAPETAN MILISAV ČAMDŽIJA? Saznajte sve o junaku koji je osvojio Beograd!". www.srbijadanas.com. 26 October 2020.
- ISBN 978-86-80762-08-1.
- ISBN 978-86-80466-00-2.
- ^ cite web|title=Secanje-na-junaka-Camdzija-osvojio-Beograd |url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/reportaze/aktuelno.293.html:581290-Secanje-na-junaka-Camdzija-osvojio-Beograd |website=novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna |accessdate=19 January 2019
- ^ "Lazarevac i okolina". 1962.