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Battle of Suvodol | |||||||
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Part of the First Serbian uprising | |||||||
Battle of Suvodol, lithography | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
4,000 men including cavalry and unknown number of cannons [1] | 4,000[1]–6,000 men[2] consisting of Albanian infantry [1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
120 dead [1] | over 600 dead [1] |
The Battle of Suvodol was fought near Sjenica between the Serbian rebels under Karađorđe and the Ottoman army consisting of Albanians under Köprülüzade Numan Pasha in late May 1809, during the First Serbian uprising. It resulted in a Serbian victory.