Koča Anđelković

[1] Korun Anđelković was born around 1755 in the Moravian village of Panjevac (today Kočino Selo), where his father, Anđelko Petrović, moved after fleeing Albanian tyranny in the Pashalik of Scutari.

Before the beginning of the war, Koča and his brother Petar joined the volunteers in the company of Radič Petrović, the three men took part in both Austrian expeditions against Belgrade in 1787 and 1788.

Koča led more raids in Pomoravlje, and it is known to have carried out three major ambushes on Turkish detachments.

For his service, he received the rank of captain from Austrian Emperor Joseph II and was awarded a gold medal for bravery.

[2] Koča was captured by the Turks near Brzaska on 7 September 1788, he was taken to Tekija and tortured along with 30 of his men, he was then executed through public impalement.