The first memorial at the venue of the Battle of Čegar was put up on July 4, 1878, and it bore the inscription: “To duke Stevan Sinđelić and his immortal heroes, who perished here in glory on May 19, 1809 attacking Niš. Prince Milan M. Obrenović IV and his courageous army redeemed them on December 29, 1877, having liberated Niš.” Today’s tower-shaped monument – symbolizing a military fortification – was erected on the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Niš from the Turks on June 1, 1927. In 1938, a bronze bust of Stevan Sinđelić was added to the semi-circular niche of the Čegar monument.
Čegar host Selomir Marković
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