First Serbian Uprising

ORASAC - An objective was set 220 years ago - nothing less than freedom for our people, Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said at the main Statehood Day ceremony in Orasac, central Serbia, on Thursday.

As Serbia prepares for a four-day break, with weekends extending Serbia's national holiday, the bustling streets of Belgrade buzz with anticipation for holiday getaways, according to the Belgrade newspaper Danas.

The Committee for Nurturing the Traditions of the Liberation Wars of Serbia of the Government of Serbia announced that today at 4 p.m., on the occasion of marking the Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia, a gun salute will be fired from the Sava terrace of the Kalemegdan Fortress, in line with the order issued by the President of the Republic and Supreme Commander of the Serbian Armed Forces

BELGRADE - Today marks two centuries of the Second Serbian Uprising, also known as the second Serbian revolution against the Ottoman Empire.

At a meeting of the national council in Takovo on April 23, 1815, Milos Obrenovic heralded the start of the uprising with his famous quote: "Here I am, and here you are at war against Turks."

IVANKOVAC - The 209th anniversary of the famous Battle of Ivankovac, in which Serbian insurgents won a brilliant victory in their first clash with Ottoman troops, was marked on Monday with a church service and a memorial ceremony held in the Ivankovac memorial complex, situated in central Serbia.

BELGRADE - Serbia marks on Monday the 209th anniversary of the famous Battle of Ivankovac, the first full-scale confrontation between Serbian revolutionaries and the regular forces of the Ottoman Empire in which Serbian rebels drew a glorious victory, after the early fights with dahis.

SABAC - The 208th anniversary of the Battle of Misar was marked on Wednesday with wreaths laid and tributes paid in the village of Misar, near Sabac.

BELGRADE - The Battle of Misar was one of the most important victories of the Serbian insurgents over Ottoman troops.

The battle - or its crucial part - took place on August 13, 1806 according to the Gregorian calendar.

In an attempt to crush an uprising led by Kardjordje Petrovic, the Ottoman Porte sent troops from Bosnia under the command of Suleiman Pasha Skopljak.

BELGRADE - Serbia on February 15 celebrates its Statehood Day, whose foundations were laid 208 years ago when Serbian uprisers, under the leadership of Karadjordje, started the fight for the final liberation from the Ottoman Empire.