Siege of Belgrade (1806)

Siege of Belgrade (1806)
	Part of the First Serbian Uprising
	; Siege of Belgrade
Date	12 December 1806 – 8 January 1807
Location	Belgrade, Ottoman Empire
Result	Serbian victory
Belligerents
Revolutionary Serbia;	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Karađorđe Petrović; Sima Marković; Vasa Čarapić †; Stanoje Glavaš; Vule Ilić;	Mehmed-aga Fočić; Mula Jusuf;
Strength
12,000–25,000; 40 cannons	300 cannons
Casualties and losses
50 dead, 60 wounded	Around 300 dead, many captured

The siege of Belgrade (Serbian: Опсада Београда, romanized: Opsada Beograda) was carried out by the Serbian rebels led by Karađorđe, seeking to overthrow the Ottoman government in the Sanjak of Smederevo, which was seated in the Belgrade Fortress. Following the victories at Mišar (13–15 August) and Deligrad (3 September), the Serbian rebels marched towards Belgrade.