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Battle of Loznica
The Battle of Loznica () or Battle of Tičar (бој на Тичару) was fought on 17–18 October 1810 between the Serbian Revolutionaries and the Ottoman Army in Loznica, western Serbia. Around 30,000 Ottoman troops under the command of Ali-paša Vidajić descended the Drina river with boats to the Tičar field near Loznica. The fortified city walls were defended by 1,200 Serb rebels led by local "vojvoda" Anta Bogićević. Estimating that the defence would be unable to resist, Anta sought aid from Luka Lazarević.
between allied forces of Chetniks and Partisans on one side and German forces garrisoned in occupied Banja Koviljača (now Western Serbia) and Ustashe relief forces from Bosnia (then in NDH) on the Axis side. The battle took place during the Uprising in Serbia, soon after Chetniks captured Loznica on 31 August 1941. The attack on the German outpost in Banja Koviljača was the first major battle between Serb rebels and German forces by the end of Invasion of Yugoslavia. The action of Chetniks against occupying German forces garrisoned in Loznica and Banja