mun ition ▁for ▁them , ▁and ▁that ▁Mil o je vić ▁be ▁appointed ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁reb els ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁border ▁and ▁start ▁the ▁re bell ion . ▁Among ▁these ▁re bel ▁leaders ▁were ▁Č er ke z ▁I li ja . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁an ▁u pr ising ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁P ore če , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Br s jak ▁Revol t . ▁This ▁u pr ising ▁would ▁span ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁year . ▁After ▁Ott oman ▁pressure , ▁the ▁Russian ▁government ▁interven ed ▁in ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁stop ▁a iding ▁the ▁reb els . ▁In ▁spring time ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁in ▁the ▁De vet ▁Jug ović a - inn ▁in ▁V ran je , ▁M ick o ▁Kr st ić ▁assemble d ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁f igh ters , ▁friends , ▁blood - bro thers ▁and ▁follow ers , ▁left ▁Ser bia ▁in ▁spring time ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁Their ▁first ▁teacher ▁and ▁leader ▁was ▁Č er ke z ▁I li ja . ▁In ▁the ▁fight ▁in ▁which ▁Č er ke z ▁I li ja ▁and ▁his ▁f igh ters ▁died , ▁half ▁of ▁M ick o ' s ▁band ▁fell ▁too . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁S pi ro ▁Cr ne ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Ser bian ▁people ▁Category : 1