Kosta Milovanović Explained

Kosta Milovanović
Birth Date:	8 June 1847
Occupation:	General Officer, Professor at the Military Academy in Belgrade, designer of the rifle called "mauser-kokinka"

Kostantin "Kosta" Milovanović or Koka Milovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Коkа Миловановић; Belgrade, 8 June 1847 – Belgrade, 6 May 1905) was a Serbian general, professor at the Military Academy in Belgrade and designer of the rifle called "mauser-kokinka",^{[1] [2]} lauded as one of the best rifles in the world at the end of 19th century.^[3]

Biography

Koka Milovanović was the first military envoy of the Principality of Serbia in Austria-Hungary from 1878 to 1880.^[4] During that period Milovanović completely modified the antiquated mauser rifle and impressed upon his government to manufacture it in appreciable quantity.^{[5] [6]} He was appointed too late as chief of staff in the unpopular Battle of Slivnitsa on 22 November 1885 against the Bulgarians^{[7] [8]} Milovanović was elected a corresponding member of the Serbian Academic Society on 30 January 1885, but in June he declared in writing that he would not accept the election.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Book: Servia: The Poor Man's Paradise . 1897 . Longmans, Green and Company .
2. Book: Veltzés internationaler armee-almanach . 1909 .
3. Web site: Kosta Milovanović Koka - The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia : The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia. www.zis.gov.rs.
4. http://www.odbrana.mod.gov.rs/odbrana-stari/vojni_casopisi/arhiva/VD_2013-zima/65-2013-4- 00-VD% 20zima,% 20ceo.pdf 135 years of military-diplomatic representation of the Republic of Serbia in the world
5. Book: Serbia e crisi balcanica (1908-13): Il carteggio dell'addetto militare italiano a Belgrado . 9788868124342 . 26 November 2015 . Edizioni Nuova Cultura .
6. Book: Serbien und die Serben . 1891 . Elischer .
7. Book: The Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885: Engagements at Slivnitsa . 9781585451777 . 2007 . Nafziger Collection .
8. Book: La guerre serbo-bulgare de 1885: Combats de Slīvniča (17, 18 et 19 novembre) . 1897 . Berger-Levrault et cie .
9. Web site: Српска академија наука и уметности – Званични сајт Српске академије наука и уметности. www.sanu.ac.rs.