Jovan Popović Tekelija was a Serb army officer serving in the Habsburg army. As commander of the Serbian Militia, Tekelija participated in many battles distinguishing himself in particular during the

Battle of Zsibó was fought on 15 November 1705 between the Kuruc army and forces of the Habsburg Empire, Denmark-Norway and Vojvodian Serbs in Zsibó, Principality of Transylvania. The Austrian marshal