2022Serbian Army Day - Set

The date of the beginning of the Second Serbian Uprising, Palm Sunday according to the old calendar, i.e. 23 April, 1815, according to the new calendar, is marked as the Serbian Army Day. That date represents a historical turning point that led to the creation of a modern Serbian state and enabled the creation of an efficient and modern Serbian army. The uprising, whose leader was Prince Miloš Obrenović, was officially proclaimed at the meeting of dukes and priests in Takovo near Gornji Milanovac. It represents a successful military segment of Serbian history after which the process began by which Serbia conquered one element of statehood at a time and finally got rid of the supreme Turkish government. One of the first steps in that direction was the creation of a standing army in 1825, from 1,147 young men divided into twelve troops, who were given the name «enrolled cops». As the introduction of the standing army went unnoticed by Porta, the National Assembly made the name «soldiers» official instead of «registrar». This, standing army, lived in barracks and received a salary.