Koča Anđelković

Korun "Koča" Anđelković (Serbian Cyrillic: Коча Анђелковић, c. 1755–September 7, 1788), known as Captain Koča (Kapetan Koča), was a Serbian military leader, a captain of the Serbian Free Corps that fought the Ottomans in during the Austro-Turkish War (1787–91). The Serbian Corps liberated a part of the Sanjak of Smederevo, which became part of Habsburg-occupied Serbia (1788–92). He was captured by the Ottomans and executed through public impalement.

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