Battle of Šumatovac
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The Battle of Šumatovac or Battle of Aleksinac happened in 1876, in central Serbia, near the town of Aleksinac. The outnumbered Serbian army, led by colonel Kosta Protić, won a tactical victory in this defensive battle against the Ottoman forces. In a major tactical blunder the Ottomans spent a whole day frontally attacking a well-entrenched pentagonal redoubt defended by two Serbian battalions armed with muzzle-loading rifles and 6 cannons supported by about 40 additional artillery pieces positioned on the overlooking hills.
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1876 Battle of Šumatovac
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1806 | Battle of Deligrad | Ottoman Empire, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1809 | Battle of Čegar | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1813 | Битка на Делиграду | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1876 | Battle of Šumatovac | battle, Ottoman Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1915 | Battle of Niš (1915) | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1999 | Bombing of Aleksinac in 1999 | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1999 | Cluster bombing of Niš | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | war | 178 | Dardanian-Bastarnae War | war, Bastarnae, Kingdom of Dardania | Wikidata |
| event | war | 278 | Dardanian-Celtic War | Ancient Celts, Kingdom of Dardania, war | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Niš Fortress | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Soko Grad | fortress | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Dr Mackellar and Red Cross staff crossing the Morava river a Wellcome V0015327 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bitka za moravac | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Turkish battery near Alexinak | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Битката при Пелишат1 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Turkish battery near Alexinak | Commons | ||




