Battle of Sumatovac
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The Battle of Šumatovac 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 companies armed with muzzle loading rifles and 6 cannons supported by about additional 40 artillery pieces positioned on the overlooking hills, and finally retreated having lost 500 men killed and 1500 wounded and captured. The Serbian army did not press the advantage with a counterattack, however so it ended up as just a tactical success.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, near the town of Aleksinac
Aleksinac
Aleksinac is a town which is a center of Aleksinac Municipality, located in the Nišava District of Serbia. According to 2011 census, the town has a population of 16,420 inhabitants, while the municipality has 51,462.-Name:...
. The outnumbered Serbian army, led by colonel Kosta Protić, won a tactical victory in this defensive battle against the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
forces. In a major tactical blunder the Ottomans spent a whole day frontally attacking a well-entrenched pentagonal redoubt defended by two Serbian companies armed with muzzle loading rifles and 6 cannons supported by about additional 40 artillery pieces positioned on the overlooking hills, and finally retreated having lost 500 men killed and 1500 wounded and captured. The Serbian army did not press the advantage with a counterattack, however so it ended up as just a tactical success.