More importantly, it forged a legend. On that hill, a ragtag group of rebels became an army. And a pig trader from Šumadija became —the undisputed leader of a nation fighting to be born again.
Today, a large white church stands on top of Mišar hill. But the real monument isn't the stone. It is Serbia itself. Every time you hear the phrase "Samo sloga Srbina spasava" (Only unity saves the Serb), remember that it was first written in blood on the slopes of Mišar. boj na misaru prepricano
Mišar was Serbia’s Marathon. A victory of the free against the tyrant, of the few against the many. And it echoes still. More importantly, it forged a legend
When the Ottomans were just fifty paces away, the hill exploded. The Serbian fire was devastating. Ranks of Janissaries crumpled. The survivors retreated in panic, leaving the slope carpeted in green and red. Suleiman Pasha was furious. He ordered his cavalry—the feared spahije (Ottoman horsemen)—to charge. The ground shook as hundreds of armored horsemen thundered up the hill, sabers drawn. Today, a large white church stands on top of Mišar hill