Stevan Knićanin
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Stevan Petrović Knićanin Стеван Петровић Книћанин | |
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 Stevan Knićanin, oil painting by Uroš Knežević, 1849 | |
| Born | 15 February 1807 Knić, Serbia |
| Died | 14 May 1855 (48 years) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Nationality | Serbia |
| Occupation(s) | military commander commissioner |
| Known for | Serbian revolutionary |
| Title | voivode |
Stevan Petrović,
Life
Stevan Petrović was born on 15 February 1807 in
1848 revolution
During the 1848 Revolution, the Hungarians demanded national rights and autonomy within the Austrian Empire. However, they did not recognize the national rights of other nationalities which lived in the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary in that time.
As part of the
This was completely against the Hungarian authorities visions.From May 1848 onward, Serbs of Vojvodina directly sought aid from the Serbian Principality, and on 10 May, general Stratimirović, head of the main committee, appealed to Prince Aleksandar for assistance and urged Knićanin to intercede.[2] Knicanin was elected military commander.[3] He had no prior experience in war, nor went to military school.
In June and July a large wave of volunteers from the Principality entered Vojvodina. Knićanin arrived on 25 July. Among others who arrived were: the brother and nephew of
From August 1848, Knićanin was a commander of the Serbian volunteer squads in the Serbian Vojvodina, in which unit also Golub Babić fought in. The size of his army exceeded 8,000[4] or 10,000 men.[5] His military knowledge was expressed in more occasions, especially in the battles near Pančevo and Vršac during the 1848 Revolution in what was then the Austrian Empire.
After his return to Serbia in May 1849, Knićanin was awarded with the title of voivode by Aleksandar Karađorđević, at that time it had only been given to Toma Vučić Perišić.[6] He was a "Knight of Maria Therese", the highest order of the Austrian army.[6]
Later years and death
As a result of a stroke in 1854, he died on 14 May 1855, in Belgrade.[7]
Legacy
In 1850, Louis Kossuth wrote: "Bold Knicanin did wonders of bravery on the Lower Danube,"[8]
The village of Knićanin in the Serbian province of Vojvodina was named after him.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Jelavich, p. 316
- ISBN 978-0-88033-073-2
- ISBN 978-0-8142-0500-6
- ^ Rice University, 1967, Austrian history yearbook , Volume 3, Issue 2, p. 62
- ^ South Slav nationalisms, p. 82
- ^ ISBN 86-19-01637-7
- ^ „Pisma Mine Karadžić Vukomanović“, izd. Rad, Beograd, 1997. godine; pismo bratu Dimitriju od 9. jula 1854: „Ovo ti više stavljam na srce, jer je nedavno jednog od najznačajnijih ljudi naše otadžbine pogodila teška nesreća, čiji je uzrok, prema izjavi lekara, u velikoj neumerenosti u jelu: Knićanina je udarila kap. Doduše nije umro, ali, što je još žalosnije, oduzeta mu je leva strana od temena do pete. Preneli su ga u unutrašnjost zemlje, u banju, ali se više ne može misliti na ozdravljenje.“
- ^ p. 297
Literature
- Jovan Mirosavljević, Brevijar ulica Novog Sada 1745–2001, Novi Sad, 2002.
- Barbara Jelavich, History of the Balkans: Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
- Vojna enciklopedija, Beograd, 1970., knjiga prva, strana 423.
- New International Encyclopedia(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- Radoš Ljušić, 2008, Ilija Garašanin on Serbia's Statehood
External links
- Nasa Borba, Junak poput mramornog stuba (Serbian)
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