Hajduk Veljko
Veljko Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Петровић, Serbian pronunciation: [ʋěːʎko pětroʋitɕ]; c. 1780 – 1813), known simply as Hajduk Veljko (Хајдук Вељко, [xǎjduːk v̞ɛ̌ːʎkɔ]), was one of the vojvodas (military commanders) of the Serbian Revolutionary forces in the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire, in charge of the Negotin area. He was one of the most prominent leaders of the uprising.
Veljko Petrović Вељко Петровић | |
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Portrait of Hajduk Veljko by Uroš Knežević, 1852 | |
| Nickname(s) | Hajduk Veljko Хајдук Вељко |
| Born | 1780 Lenovac, near Zaječar, Ottoman Empire (present-day Serbia) |
| Died | 1813 (aged 33) Negotin, Revolutionary Serbia |
| Allegiance | Revolutionary Serbia |
| Years of service | 1803–1813 |
| Rank | buljukbašica, buljubaša, vojvoda |
| Unit | Stanoje Glavaš's unit (1804) Vulićević's Unit (1804–1807) Timok Valley forces |
| Battles/wars | First Serbian Uprising |
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