Mica Brka-Krajević

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Mica Brka-Krajević
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Born
Mavrovo
NationalitySerbian
CitizenshipSerbia
Parent(s)
  • Miloš Krajević (father)

Mica Brka-Krajević[1] distinguished himself in several battles in the Serbian Revolution, from 1804 to 1813, particularly at Mačva.[2]National Serbian ballads name Krajević as one of the many heroes of the revolutionary wars.[3] He died fighting the Turks alongside Hajduk Veljko.[3]

Mica Brka-Krajević of Mavrovo, son of Miloš Krajević, came from Old Serbia and joined forces with Karađorđe. An experienced soldier, Krajević was a lieutenant of the Serbian volunteers in the Austro-Turkish War. Serbs from all the Serbian territories took part in the struggle against the Turkish invaders. The Serbs from Old Serbia (now Northern Macedonia) bore their share with the rest of their kinfolk in Vojvodina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dalmatia, Croatia, and Montenegro.[1][3]

Legacy

His deeds and actions in the Serbian revolutionary wars are memorialized by guslars in a collection of Serbian national ballads and songs which is now part of Serbian literature.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Đorđević, Tihomir R. (September 2, 1918). "Macedonia". G. Allen & Unwin Limited – via Google Books.
  2. https://books.google.ca/books?id=XjwNAQAAIAAJ&q=Mica+Brka-Krajevi%C4%87&dq=Mica+Brka-Krajevi%C4%87&redir_esc=y
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 http://periodica.fzf.ukim.edu.mk/GSND(1926-1940)/GSND1937/GSND1937.11.%20Knji%C5%BEevnost%20u%20Ju%C5%BEnoj%20Srbiji.pdf

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