▁ Đ or đ e ▁B rank ović ▁( 1 6 4 5 - 1 7 1 1 ), ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 8 3 ▁Ser bian ▁u pr ising ▁against ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Great ▁Turkish ▁War ▁ ▁Upon ▁his ▁return , ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 3 , ▁Ar sen ije ▁III ▁was ▁in ▁Nikol je ▁Mon aster y ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Vienna ▁( 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 6 8 3 ). ▁The ▁battle ▁placed ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁under ▁K ara ▁Must af a ▁P asha ▁against ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁League ▁under ▁John ▁III ▁Sob ies ki . ▁The ▁battle ▁broke ▁a ▁two - month ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Vienna ▁and ▁forced ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁army ▁to ▁retre at . ▁A ▁note ▁surv ives ▁that ▁reports ▁Ar sen ije ▁taking ▁the ▁news ▁with ▁pleasure . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁war ▁approached , ▁and ▁Ser bs ▁from ▁Dal mat ia , ▁Herz egov ina ▁and ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Kot or ▁already ▁took ▁to ▁arms , ▁Ar sen ije ▁III ▁continued ▁with ▁his ▁regular ▁duties ▁visit ing ▁S lav onia ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 4 , ▁but ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand ▁secret ly ▁maintained ▁contact ed ▁with ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁League , ▁particularly ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ven ice ▁and ▁the ▁Arch du chy ▁of ▁Austria . ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 5 , ▁Ser bs ▁in ▁Mont en eg ro ▁and ▁Dal mat ia ▁under ▁the ▁leadership