Battle of Dubica

Battle of Dubica
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe
Ottoman–Croatian Wars
Date16 August 1513
Location
Dubica, Kingdom of Croatia 45°11′21″N 16°47′55″E / 45.189271°N 16.798529°E / 45.189271; 16.798529
Result Croatian victory[1]
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Croatia
Commanders and leaders
Junuz-aga
Feriz Beg
Petar Berislavić
Nikola III Zrinski
Mihovil Frankopan
Franjo Berislavić
Ivan Karlović
Strength
7,000[2] light cavalry Unknown
Casualties and losses
3,000[3] killed Unknown

The Battle of Dubica (Croatian: Bitka kod Dubice) was fought on 16 August 1513 between the Kingdom of Croatia and the Ottoman Empire. The Croatian army was commanded by Petar Berislavić, Ban of Croatia, while the Ottoman army was mostly composed of forces from the Sanjak of Bosnia under the command of Sanjak-bey Junuz-aga. The two armies clashed near the town of Dubica in central Croatia, between the Sava and Una rivers. The battle resulted in a Croatian victory and heavy losses for the Ottoman side.

  1. ^ George J. Prpic: Croatia and Hungary During the Turkish Era, 1973, p. 12
  2. ^ Peter G. Glockner, Nora Varga Bagossy: Encyclopaedia Hungarica: English, Volume 1, 2007, p. 651
  3. ^ Joško Zaninović: Kako je biskup, ban i vranski prior Petar Berislavić pribavio Hrvatskoj naslov "predziđe kršćanstva", Croatica Christiana Periodica, 1994, p. 119