Battles for Vuksan and Matejče

Battles of Vuksan and Matejče
	Part of the Macedonian Struggle
Date	30 April 1905
Location	Vuksan and Matejče, North Macedonia
Result	Serbian chetnik victory
Belligerents
Serbian Chetnik Organization	Albanian irregulars; Supported by:; Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Kosta Pećanac	Unknown
Strength
35	Unknown, much larger
Casualties and losses
4 dead, unknown wounded	40 dead and wounded

The Battles of Vuksan and Matejče were a series of clashes that occurred on 30 April 1905 between Serbian chetnik forces and Albanian irregulars and militias, supported by the Ottoman Empire.

Battle[edit]

While moving towards Matejče, Kosta Pećanac's company was ambushed and surrounded by the much larger Albanian mob, which was equipped with mountain artillery.^[1] The fight lasted until deep into the night, when the Chetniks broke through the encirclement without casualties. In the following clashes, the chetniks managed to force the Albanians, supported by the Ottomans, in retreat and, according to Kosta Pećanac, 4 chetniks were killed (Jovan Đorđević, Aleksa Šagović, Trajko Zafirović and Petar Sirinćanin) while the Albanians had 40 men dead and wounded.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

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Ilić, Vladimir (2006). Српска четничка акција 1903–1912 (in Serbian). Belgrade: Ecolibri. ISBN 978-86-7905-044-1.
- Ivanić, Ivan (1910). Maćedonija i maćedondži (in Serbian). Vol. 2. Štampa Savića i Komp. p. 56.
^ Kosta Pećanac (1997). Četnička akcija 1903–1912. Belgrade: Hipnos.
^ "Krvave borbe srpskih četa po macedoniji i njihov rad od početka 1903 do danas" [The bloody battles of the Serbian troops in Macedonia and their work from the beginning of 1903 until today]. Književnog pregleda (in Serbian) (1). Belgrade: Savić: 68–69. 15 June 1912.
^ Ilić, Vladimir (March 9, 2003). "Srpski četnici na početku dvadesetog veka (11): Borbe na Vuksanu i Kitki". Glas Javnosti. Archived from the original on 2023-10-03.

[Ilic-1] Ilić, Vladimir (2006). Српска четничка акција 1903–1912 (in Serbian). Belgrade: Ecolibri. ISBN 978-86-7905-044-1.
Ivanić, Ivan (1910). Maćedonija i maćedondži (in Serbian). Vol. 2. Štampa Savića i Komp. p. 56.

[2] Ivanić, Ivan (1910). Maćedonija i maćedondži (in Serbian). Vol. 2. Štampa Savića i Komp. p. 56.

[Kosta_Pecanac-2] Kosta Pećanac (1997). Četnička akcija 1903–1912. Belgrade: Hipnos.

[Bloody_Battles-3] "Krvave borbe srpskih četa po macedoniji i njihov rad od početka 1903 do danas" [The bloody battles of the Serbian troops in Macedonia and their work from the beginning of 1903 until today]. Književnog pregleda (in Serbian) (1). Belgrade: Savić: 68–69. 15 June 1912.

[SCNPDV-11-4] Ilić, Vladimir (March 9, 2003). "Srpski četnici na početku dvadesetog veka (11): Borbe na Vuksanu i Kitki". Glas Javnosti. Archived from the original on 2023-10-03.

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