Kruščica Rebellion
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Kruščica Rebellion (Serbian: Крушчичка буна, Kruščička buna) was a joint rebellion of Serbs and Romanians in south Banat, which lasted for only one day. The rebellion started on July 12, 1808, in the village of Kruščica near Bela Crkva, which at this time was part of the Banatian Military Frontier of the Austrian Empire. The leaders of the rebellion were Dimitrije Đorđević (deacon), Toma Stipeće (lieutenant), Marijan Josipović (retired frajkor captain) and Pivu Žumanka (retired lieutenant).
The rebel leaders called people to join the rebellion using a false letter supposedly written by Karađorđe. The rebellion started by church bells ringing, after which the priest, escorted by the people, started riding towards the place where Karađorđe supposedly had to meet with them. However, instead of meeting with Karađorđe, the rebels met a squad of Austrian troops, which immediately escorted them to the prison. Lt. Stipeće was sentenced to death and executed in 1811, while deacon Dimitrije Đorđević was sentenced to life in prison.
Literature
- Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjiga treća, Novi Sad, 1990.
