Fight in Velika Hoča

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On May 25, 1905, there was a fight in Velika Hoča (Serbian: борба у Великој Хочи) between the Serbian Chetnik Organization, a Serbian rebel faction, and Ottoman irregulars from Orahovac.

Prelude

The Fight on Čelopek (April 16, 1905), fought between 120 Serbian guerillas and Ottoman officers accompanied by Ottoman Albanian bashi-bozuks, ended in a great victory after the guerillas managed to overtake three peaks; the Ottomans had over 200 dead and wounded, while the guerillas only had 2 dead.[1] The victory enraged the Ottomans, who began manhunting the rebels.[2] The rebels were forced to retreat across the border, and the bands were subsequently dispersed.[3] The bands intended to cross Ibarski Kolašin, Prizrenska Gora, Šar Mountains and Suva Planina to their respective areas.[3] The journey of Lazar Kujundžić's band proved catastrophal.[3]

Fighting

The group of 7 fighters, led by vojvoda Lazar Kujundžić, vojvoda Savatije Milošević and sub-lieutenant Živojin Milovanović,[A] arrived at night-time 24–25 May [O.S. 6–7 June] at the village of Velika Hoča near Prizren.[4] This group returned to the field having crossed Kuršumlija, Podujevo, Ibarski Kolašin and Podrima.[4] The group's leader, teacher Kujundžić, excellently knew the customs and language of the Albanians.[4] Velika Hoča was a Serbian village with only two Albanian tower houses (kule).[4] In order to prevent revenge of the Albanians on the Velika Hoča Serbs, Kujundžić chose to pay tribute to one of the Albanian houses, whose host[B] gave him his word (besa).[4]

As the Chetniks had supper and fell asleep, the Albanian notified the Albanians of nearby Orahovac.[4] A mob of 1,500 Albanians, and some Ottoman soldiers, surrounded the house.[4] The Ottoman yuzbashi (captain) called for the Chetniks to give themselves up, to which the Chetniks answered with a bullet hail, killing the captain and four askeri.[4] The fusillade continued over the day, until dusk, when a group of Albanians broke into the lower floor, which, as in all kule, was the stable for cattle.[4] They shot through the ceiling, managing to kill five of the Chetniks, then set the house on fire.[4] The remaining two jumped out of the house shooting, but were instantly killed.[4] According to documents of the Consulate in Pristina, more than 40 Albanians and Ottoman soldiers died during the fight.[4]

  • Lazar Kujundžić.jpg

    Lazar Kujundžić

  • Žika Milovanović (1884-1905).jpg

    Živojin Milovanović

Aftermath and legacy

The Ottomans brought Jadranka, the mother of Kujundžić, to recognize his body.[5] She replied that her son was a daskal (teacher), and no kaçak (outlaw), and that the body was somebody else.[5] Inspired by this event, count Ivo Vojnović wrote a drama in verse, Lazarevo Vaskrsenje ("Lazar's Resurrection").[5] Serbian major and Chetnik vojvoda Božin Simić cited that Kujundžić's mother's words were: "No, that is not my son. I was unlucky to have not given birth to such a hero." (Ne to nije moj sin. Ja nisam imala sreću da rodim takvog junaka).[5] Serbian major Milosav Jelić, a journalist and Chetnik, published the poem Kujundžića majka ("Kujundžić's Mother") in the collection of Srbijanski venac.[5]

Serbian history books about the Serbian Chetnik Organization call the group heroes.

See also

Annotations

  1. ^ Lazar Kujundžić • Savatije Milošević • Živojin Milovanović • Kosta Karaperić-Konjuški • Tasa Milenković • Staniša Šević • Stanoje Mikić
  2. ^ The name of the Albanian host differs in sources. According to Krvave borbe, his name was "Husein";[4] according to Pećanac, "kmet Ajruš";[4] according to M. Milenković, "Lanja Ukin"[4] (or Ljama Ukin[6]).

References

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  1. ↑ Ilić 2006, p. 55; Krakov 1990, pp. 216-222; Jovanović 1937, p. 290
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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jovanović 1937, p. 290.
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 Ilić 2006, p. 59.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Ilić 2006, p. 60.
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