Borko Paštrović (Борко Паштровић; April 12, 1875—December 18, 1912) was a Serbian Chetnik commander and later a major of artillery in the

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during the

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Life

Paštrović was born in

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(now

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) on April 12, 1875 , his origins are from the Paštrović tribe as his surname suggests. After finishing six years of gymnasium in

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, he attended the Military Academy in

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. On April 16, 1905, as a lieutenant in the Kragujevac

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armed band ( sr-Latn, četa) he participated in the

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against forces of the

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, alongside commanders

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, Aksentije Bacetović and

Pavle Mladenović Pavle Mladenović-Jačinski ( sr-cyr, Павле Младеновић; d. June 16, 1905), known as Čiča Pavle (Чича Павле; "Uncle Pavle") and Pavle Jačinski, was a Serbian Chetnik Organization, Serbian Chetnik commander active in Mace ...

. He also participated in the

, during which he commanded an artillery detachment of the

. In

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, on the

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, they clashed with Essad Pasha who tried to withdraw from

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after a long siege. Paštrović was killed in the fighting on December 18, 1912.

References

Sources

* *„Борко Паштровић“. Народна енциклопедија. 1927. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pastrovic, Borko 1875 births 1912 deaths Military personnel from Kragujevac People from the Principality of Serbia Serbian rebels Serbian military personnel of the Balkan Wars Serbian military personnel killed in action 20th-century Serbian people