Miloš Androv Krivokapić ( sr-cyr, Милош Кривокапић; 1819–1907), also known as Serdar Miloš, was a tribal leader and military commander of

Cuce Cuce (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Цуце, ) is a historical Tribes of Montenegro, tribe (''pleme'') and region in Montenegro, located in the area of the Katunska nahija from Old Montenegro. History The toponym ''Cuce'' is first mentio ...

, who served the

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and participated in battles against the Ottoman troops, most notably at the

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Life

Miloš was born in the Upper

region, in the ''

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'' of Katun, at the time part of the principality of Montenegro (modern

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). His father was Andrija "Andro" Šunjov, of the

Krivokapić Krivokapić ( sr-cyr, Кривокапић), is a Montenegrins, Montenegrin and Serbs, Serbian surname, a patronymic of the nickname ''krivokapa'', which means "crooked cap". Bearers of the surname traditionally exist in Upper Cuce, in western Monte ...

brotherhood of Upper Cuce, and his mother was named Rosa (née Pejović). He had a younger brother,

Janko Janko is a name that derives from a diminutive form of the name '' Jan'' (Slavic languages), '' Janez'' (Slovenian), ''János'' (Hungarian), and ''Yakov''/''Jacob'' (Ashkenazi Jewish). It also derives from the vernacular form of Latin ''Johannes'' ...

, an industrialist. Miloš joined the guerilla fight at a young age, and was noted for fighting the Korjenica Turks, and participating in the battles for Grahovo (1838–43). In 1843, for his services, Prince-Bishop

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyrl, Петар II Петровић-Његош, ; – ), commonly referred to simply as Njegoš (), was a List of rulers of Montenegro, Prince-Bishop (''vladika'') of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose ...

employed him as a member of his personal guard, the '' perjanici''. In 1852, Prince Danilo awarded him the title of ''kapetan'' (captain) of the Cuce tribe, and a year later the titles of ''serdar'' of Cuce, and ''senator'' of Montenegro. He participated in the

(May 1, 1858), in which he led the Cuce battalion as ''serdar''. He was then awarded the title ''vojvoda'', "duke", and received the knife of Serbian revolutionary Uzun-Mirko Apostolović, which Prince Danilo had bought from Ivo Radonjić, paying 120 golden

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s, and then given to Miloš. His

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(''pobratim'') was Jole Piletić. He died in 1907, and was buried in Riđani,

Nikšić Nikšić (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Никшић, ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 32,046 (2023 census) located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot of Trebjesa ...

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