Serbian Militia

Serbian Militia
Serbian Militia
Active	1686–1704
Country	Habsburg monarchy
Type	Cavalry and Infantry
Size	up to 10,000
Nickname(s)	Hayduks, Husars, Rascian Militia, Monasterlija's Serbs
Engagements	Great Turkish War: Battle of Belgrade; Battle of Batočina; Battle of Niš; Battle of Senta; Battle of Slankamen; Battle of Lugosch;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Pavle Nestorović; Jovan Monasterlija; Antonije Znorić; Novak Petrović; Subota Jović; Jovan Popović Tekelija; Stefan Prodan Šteta; Toma Kolašinović; Pane Božić;

The Serbian (Rascian) Militia (Latin: Rascianica militia;^[1]^[2] Serbian: Рашка Милиција or Srpska Milicija) was a military unit of the Habsburg-Austrian army consisting of Serbs, that existed in ca. 1686–1704.

^ Reizner, János (1900). Szeged története. Szeged (Hungary): Szeged szab. kirf város könzönsége. p. 282. Retrieved 21 December 2011. Tam bene Hungariea, quam Rascianica militia in Palanka et Varosch mixtim reperitur
^ Gavrilović, Slavko; Ivan Jakšić (1987). Izvori o Srbima u Ugarskoj s kraja XVII i početkom XVIII veka, Volume 30 (in Latin). Belgrade: Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti. p. 194. Retrieved 21 December 2011. Rascianica militia circa locum Becskerek contra hostes

[1] Reizner, János (1900). Szeged története. Szeged (Hungary): Szeged szab. kirf város könzönsége. p. 282. Retrieved 21 December 2011. Tam bene Hungariea, quam Rascianica militia in Palanka et Varosch mixtim reperitur

[2] Gavrilović, Slavko; Ivan Jakšić (1987). Izvori o Srbima u Ugarskoj s kraja XVII i početkom XVIII veka, Volume 30 (in Latin). Belgrade: Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti. p. 194. Retrieved 21 December 2011. Rascianica militia circa locum Becskerek contra hostes

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Serbian Militia

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