| Serbian Free Corps | |
|---|---|
 Illustration of a volunteer | |
| Active | 1787 — 1792 |
| Disbanded | 1792 (Treaty of Sistova) |
| Country |
 Habsburg Monarchy |
| Allegiance | Habsburg Monarchy |
| Role | Serbian liberation and unification with the Habsburg Monarchy |
| Size | 5,000 (1787) |
| Garrison/HQ | In Banat Military Frontier |
| Nickname(s) | frajkori |
| Engagements |
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| Commanders | |
| Main commander | Mihailo Mihaljević, major |
| Notable commanders | Koča Anđelković and Radič Petrović |
The Serbian Free Corps (German language: Serbische Freikorps), known simply as frajkori (Serbian Cyrillic language: фрајкори ), was a volunteer militia composed of ethnic Serbs, established by the Habsburg Monarchy, to fight the Ottoman Empire during the Austro-Turkish War (1787–91).
History[]
A Serbian freikorps of 5,000 soldiers had been established in Banat (Banat Military Frontier), composed of refugees that had fled earlier conflicts in the Ottoman Empire.[1] The Corps would fight for liberation of Serbia and unification under Habsburg rule.[1] The main commander was the Austrian major Mihailo Mihaljević.[2] Among volunteers were Aleksa Nenadović and Karađorđe Petrović, and the prominent Radič Petrović and most of all, Koča Anđelković.[2] The Austrians used the Corps in two failed attempts to seize Belgrade, in late 1787 and early 1788.[1]
Other Serb militias were the Kozara Militia and Prosar Militia, established in Bosnia in 1788, composed of 1,000 soldiers each.[3]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Paul W. Schroeder (1996). The Transformation of European Politics, 1763-1848. Oxford University Press. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-0-19-820654-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=BS2z3iGPCigC&pg=PA59.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ćorović 2001.
- ↑ Ljubo Mihić (1987). Kozara: priroda, čovjek, istorija. Dnevnik. http://books.google.com/books?id=opsMAAAAIAAJ. "prosarska i kozarska milicija"
Sources[]
- Ćorović, Vladimir (2001) [1997]. "Kočina krajina" (in Serbian). Историја српског народа. Belgrade: Јанус. http://www.rastko.rs/rastko-bl/istorija/corovic/istorija/6_15.html.
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