Vukosav Puhalović ( sr-cyr, Вукосав Пухаловић; 1665–69) was a

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

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'' commander active in the Ottoman territories of

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and southern

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during the Venetian–Ottoman war (1645–69). The hajduks, Ottoman subjects, crossed into Venetian territory from where they "jumped into" Ottoman territory. These guerilla forces closely cooperated and were recruited by the

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to defend the Venetian–Ottoman frontier during the war. He was a comrade of acclaimed

Bajo Pivljanin Bajo Pivljanin ( sr-cyr, Бајо Пивљанин – 7 May 1685), born Dragojlo Nikolić, was a Montenegrin and Serbian ''hajduk'' commander mostly active in the Ottoman territories of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia. Born in Piva, at the ...

. Puhalović was among the most notable hajduk leaders during the Cretan War. In early April 1669 Pivljanin and Puhalović took great loot in Herzegovina. The next month Puhalović raided Ottoman territory crossing

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, and returned with five heads and eleven captured Ottoman noblemen from Novi. In December 1669 Antonio

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brought from Perast to Venice hajduk leaders including Pivljanin,

Grujica Žeravica Grujica Žeravica ( sr-cyr, Грујица Жеравица; 1665–69) was a Serb ''hajduk'' commander active in the Ottoman territories of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia during the Venetian–Ottoman war (1645–69). The hajduks, Ottoman su ...

, Puhalović and ''buljubaša'' Milošević. Earlier, in June, the Venetian ''provedditore'' issued the termination of the "chiefs that protect the

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area", the first three mentioned, and had them included in the list of soldiers having the right of pay and bread. He had the rank of ''harambaša'' ("bandit leader"). Vukosav Puhalović is known from

Serbian epic poetry Serbian epic poetry ( sr, Српске епске народне песме, Srpske epske narodne pesme) is a form of epic poetry created by Serbs originating in today's Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. The ...

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