Military history of Serbia
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The military history of Serbia spans over 1200 years on the Balkan peninsula during the various forms of the Serbian state and Serbian military.
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Middle Ages
The Serbian army in the Middle Ages primarily consisted of light cavalry and infantry force armed with
Emperor Dušan
reign).
Emperor Dušan's military tactics consisted of wedge-shaped heavy cavalry attacks with horse archers on the flanks. Many foreign mercenaries were in the Serbian army, mostly
Cuman mercenaries. Later in the period, Serbian lance armed Hussars took over this role. The infantry still included lightly armed javelin troops although the bow and crossbow became the most important infantry weapon in the 14th century. A western-style charge by the armoured cavalry and knights was the main tactic that the infantry used to follow up.[1]
Ragusan historian . He also introduced European-style knight tournaments.
Modern Age and Contemporary period
The modern Serbian military dates back to the
Siege of Scutari (October 1912 to April 1913) resulted in the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, which lost most of its remaining Balkan territories per the Treaty of London (May 1913). Shortly after, the Second Balkan War (June to August 1913) broke out when Bulgaria, dissatisfied with the division of territory, declared war against its former allies, Serbia and Greece. Following a string of defeats, Bulgaria requested an armistice and signed the 1913 Treaty of Bucharest
, formally ending the war.
Serbia's independence and growing influence threatened neighboring
(1915–1916).Serbian military activity after World War I took place in the context of
independent country
in 2006.
See also
References
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- ^ Churches of Eastern Cheristendom
- ^ Serb World volumes 5–6, page 10
- ^ "Serbian Army in WWI". Archived from the original on 23 March 2009.
Sources
- Momir Jović, Kosta Radić. Srpske zemlje i vladari (1955), str. 68 – 80.
- Pavle Vasić, Uniforme srpske vojske 1808–1918, Prosveta, Beograd, 1980.
- Ćorović, Vladimir (1921). Istorija Srba [History of the Serbs] (in Serbian). pp. 201–215. ISBN 978-86-13-00641-1.
- Znamenite bitke i bojevi srpske i crnogorske vojske: Srpska vojska u velikim bitkama na Ceru, Drini i Kolubari. Pravoslavna reč. 1998. ISBN 978-86-335-0038-8.
- Branko Pavićević; Petar Opačić; Borislav Ratković; Mitar Rurišić (1998). Znamenite bitke i bojevi srpske i crnogorske vojske: od Careva Laza 1712. do Dobropoljske Bitke 1918. Pravoslavna reč. ISBN 978-86-335-0038-8.
- Petar Tomac (1959). Vojna istorija. Vojnoizdavački zavod JNA "Vojno delo,".