Strategically, it opened the door for the liberation of Belgrade just four months later. Psychologically, it proved to Europe that the Ottoman giant could be beaten.
Karađorđe gave the order to hold fire until the enemy was "close enough to see the whites of their eyes." boj na misaru prepricano
Just when the Serbs were exhausted beyond reason, a rumble was heard from the west. It was , a Serbian duke, arriving with 2,000 fresh rebels. They had been guarding a nearby ford and had slipped through the Ottoman lines. Strategically, it opened the door for the liberation
Seeing his lines waver, Karađorđe did something insane. He grabbed a heavy club (a buljubaša ), mounted his horse, and shouted: It was , a Serbian duke, arriving with 2,000 fresh rebels
Karađorđe chose his ground wisely: the wooded slopes of Mišar hill. He knew he couldn't beat the Ottomans in an open field, so he ordered his men to dig trenches (šančeve) and build barricades of felled trees. At dawn, Suleiman Pasha launched his first wave. The Ottoman artillery roared, tearing holes in the Serbian lines. The Janissaries, wearing green and gold, marched up the hill with swords and muskets, their drums beating a terrifying rhythm.