Jovan Mišković
Serbian general From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Serbian general From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jovan Mišković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Мишковић; (Negotin, 18 July 1844 – Belgrade, 2 November 1908) was a Serbian general, Minister of Defence, military theorist, writer and the president of Serbian academy of sciences and arts.
Jovan Mišković | |
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Јован Мишковић | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 1878 – 27 August 1912 | |
| Monarch | Milan of Serbia |
| Preceded by | Mihailo Vujić |
| Succeeded by | Sava Grujić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1844 Negotin, Principality of Serbia |
| Died | 2 November 1908 (aged 64) Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Occupation | General, Minister of Defence military theorist, writer, academic |
Mišković was born in Negotin in 1844, and in 1865 he graduated from the Belgrade Artillery School. During Serbian-Turkish War of 1876–1877 he commanded the Čačak brigade and later on the Užice brigade. In the Second Serbo-Turkish War in 1877–1878, he was Chief of the Operational Department of the Supreme Command and the Timok headquarters.
From 1878 to 1880 Miškovič was the new Minister of Defense, known for introducing a new formation and carrying out a partial reorganization of the Serbian army. From 1883 to 1885, he was the leader of the active army and its headquarters.[1]
Mišković was the commander In the Serbian-Bulgarian War of 1885, leading the Drina division and participating in the Battle of Slivnitsa and the fighting around Pirot.[2]
He was appointed the Chief of the Serbian General Staff from 1888 to 1890.
Jovan Mišković was a regular member of the Serbian Scientific Society of Serbia and the Mathematical Committee and later on a regular member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in 1908, and its president in one term. He wrote many articles from the history of wars, tactics and geography and translated several works from French.[3] He also held the post of president of The Red Cross of Serbia from 1896 to 1897 when he was succeeded by General Stevan Zdravković.
He married a daughter of Milivoje Blaznavac and they had two sons. Mišković was considered to be one of the most educated Serbian officers of his time as well as an example of high moral standards and ethics.
He traveled throughout Serbia and gave descriptions of many areas.[4]
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