Mihailo Ilić | |
Birth Date: | 1845 11, df=y |
Birth Place: | Jagodina, Ottoman Empire |
Death Place: | Mount Javor, Ottoman Empire |
Placeofburial: | Belgrade New Cemetery |
Placeofburial Label: | Resting place |
Serviceyears: | 1862–1876 |
Rank: | Major |
Battles: | First Serbian–Turkish War |
Mihailo Ilić (Serbian: Михаило Илић; 26 November 1845 – 5 September 1876) was a Serbian officer, military writer, scientist and translator.[1]
He spoke German, Russian and French and was a member of the Serbian Learned Society. His works served as textbooks for military schools.[1] He died in the battle of Jankov vrh (1,492 m above sea level), on Mount Javor, near Ivanjica, in the First Serbian–Turkish War.[2]
A monument to Major Ilić was erected at the Memorial Cemetery on Mount Javor on 24 June 1907.[3]