Murder

Čukur Fountain incident

15 Jun 1862 · 44.82° N, 20.46° E

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When
15 Jun 1862
Kind
Murder
Coordinates
44.82° N, 20.46° E
Description
1862 conflict in Belgrade

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Čukur Fountain incident

1862 conflict in Belgrade

The Čukur Fountain incident refers to a series of events in June 1862 in Belgrade, at the time the capital of the Ottoman subject state of Serbia. On 15 June a group of Ottoman nizami (soldiers) and Serbs quarreled by the Čukur Fountain, ending with the murder of a young Serb apprentice boy, which resulted in civil unrest and the bombardment of Belgrade by Ottoman troops.

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