Tihomilj Nikolić
Serbian minister of defence (1832-1886)
Tihomilj Nikolić also nicknamed Teša (1832 – 1886) was a Serbian general and manager of the Military Academy in Belgrade. He succeeded the Minister of Defence Kosta Protić in August 1875.
Biography
Tihomilj Nikolić or Teša as everyone called him was born in Kragujevac, where he attends primary school. He graduated from the Velika škola and the Military Academy, and trained as artillery lieutenant in Belgium. He also graduated from the Royal Military Academy, then called École royale militaire. As a state cadet, he continued his training (artillery) abroad, in Belgium, France and Germany. Upon his return to Serbia, he joined the army as an artillery commander in Užice. In 1858, he was elected professor at the Military Academy in Belgrade and was promoted to the rank of major, who commanded a battery. Later, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, he was a personal companion of Prince Milan Obrenović. In 1873, as a colonel, he commanded the Belgrade garrison.
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