Marko Mesić (priest)
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Memorial to Marko Mesić, Brinje, Croatia
Marko Mesić (Brinje, 1640? – Karlobag, 2 February 1713) was a Croatian priest and war hero from the Ottoman Wars. Under his command Croats liberated the region of Lika in the 17th century.[1]
Biography
In 1683 when Austro-Turkish war begun, Marko Mesić went to Ravni Kotari where he joined the local rebels against the Turks. Soon afterwards he goes to Krbava and Lika and organizes uprising against the Turks from Brinje.[2] On 15 June 1689 he captured Novi and a number of other villages who surrendered without a fight. Finally, Udbina was liberated on 21 July 1689.[3]
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