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Nozhot - a hill in the Prilip region between the villages of Rakle & Nikodin was the site of the second bloodiest uprising, after Ilinden, against Ottoman forces on 14 July 1907.
Kosturska Cheta of VMRO lead by Mihail Chakov, Tane Nikolov, Hristo Cvetkov and Petar Acev, and a few hundred warriors were surrounded near Mariovo, on 13th of July 1907. While they had meeting, 57 of the komits, mostly the Kosturtsi decided to remain on The Knife Peak (Nozhot in Macedonian), and not to retreat until dead. The battle began at the morning 14th July 1907. Warriors were attacked by a few thousand Ottoman Turk askeri and fought the whole day. They had killed a lot of Turks during the battle, but by the end of the day they stood without ammunition, they numbered only 8 komits alive. They ended their own lives not to give the Turks the satisfaction of the slaughter. The Ottoman commander, Enver Bey, stood astonished by this heroic act and did not allow mutiliation of their bodies.
This is one of many Macedonian tragedies, milestones to our way for independence.
Sadly, this is an event few Macedonians know about, and the fact their is a monument laid at the site is also not known.
Let this thread live on in memory of the fallen heroes of our past and stand as testimony of true Macedonian spirit!
Kosturska Cheta of VMRO lead by Mihail Chakov, Tane Nikolov, Hristo Cvetkov and Petar Acev, and a few hundred warriors were surrounded near Mariovo, on 13th of July 1907. While they had meeting, 57 of the komits, mostly the Kosturtsi decided to remain on The Knife Peak (Nozhot in Macedonian), and not to retreat until dead. The battle began at the morning 14th July 1907. Warriors were attacked by a few thousand Ottoman Turk askeri and fought the whole day. They had killed a lot of Turks during the battle, but by the end of the day they stood without ammunition, they numbered only 8 komits alive. They ended their own lives not to give the Turks the satisfaction of the slaughter. The Ottoman commander, Enver Bey, stood astonished by this heroic act and did not allow mutiliation of their bodies.
This is one of many Macedonian tragedies, milestones to our way for independence.
Sadly, this is an event few Macedonians know about, and the fact their is a monument laid at the site is also not known.
Let this thread live on in memory of the fallen heroes of our past and stand as testimony of true Macedonian spirit!
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