[2] In 1682, before the beginning of Great Turkish War, he challenged Ottoman captain of Virovitica on a duel which ended in decapitation of his enemy.

In same year, he again led Croatian troops across Drava river, where men under his command participated in liberation of Szigetvar from the Ottomans in 1686.

[6] Emperor Leopold Habsburg granted him noble status in 1687, which made him "baron Ivan Makar de Makarska".

[4] In winter of 1690, large Ottoman army crossed Sava river and after some fighting Makar and his men again established control over most of Slavonia including Požega.

[8] Although, this solved the problem with the Ottoman invaders, the destruction of the monaestery, also caused major damage to Francisian monks in Slavonia.