Anta Bogićević
Antonije "Anta" Bogićević (born around 1758 in Klupci near Loznica, died in 1813) was a Serbian voivode during the First Serbian Uprising. Songs of his heroic exploits were was sung by the famous guslar Filip Višnjić in the song "Battle of Loznica". Today one of the primary schools in Loznica bears his name. First Serbian Uprising Antonije Bogićević, though born in Serbia, his ancestors came from Bosnia. During the First Serbian Uprising, he joined the insurgents and worked in organizing the government and supplying the army. He was appointed duke in 1807 of Jadar defending this troubled area from Turkish incursions from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He fought the Turks in Krupanj, Rozaje, Rađevo Polje, and most often in Loznica, where several bloody battles were fought with the Bosnian Turkish army. He was wounded in one of those fights. The most significant was the battle for Loznica, fought on the 5 and 6 October 1810, according to the old calendar. Under Ali Pasha Vidajić ...
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Jakov Nenadović
Jakov Nenadović ( sr-cyr, Јаков Ненадовић; 1765 – 1836) was a Serbian voivode and politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 31 December 1810 to 22 January 1811. He was the first Serbian interior minister. Nenadović was the mo