Battle of Una

Battle of Una
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe
Hundred Years' Croatian-Ottoman War

Una river near Novi Grad
Date29–30 October 1483
Location
Brod Zrinski (modern-day Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina) near Una River, Kingdom of Croatia 45°02′53″N 16°22′37″E / 45.048°N 16.377°E / 45.048; 16.377
Result Croatian victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Croatia
Commanders and leaders
Harsi Pasha
Sarayli Hasan
Matthias Geréb
Bernardin Frankopan
Ivan Frankopan Cetinski
Mihovil Frankopan Slunjski
Vuk Grgurević
Strength
5,500[1]–7,000[2] light cavalry Unknown
Casualties and losses
More than 1,000[3] killed,
2,000[1] imprisoned
Unknown

The Battle of Una (Croatian: Bitka na Uni) was fought on 29 and 30 October 1483 between the regional Ottoman forces, mostly from the Sanjak of Bosnia, and the Kingdom of Croatia near Brod Zrinski (modern-day Novi Grad in Bosnia and Herzegovina) at the Una River crossing and was one of the first major Croatian victories against the Ottoman Empire. The Croatian army was led by the Ban of Croatia Matthias Geréb and several members of the House of Frankopan, joined by other Croatian nobles and the Despot of Serbia, Vuk Grgurević. Their goal was to intercept the Ottomans that were moving towards the Una River. In the battle that lasted for 2 days the Ottomans were defeated and soon a 7-year truce was signed with Sultan Bayezid II.

  1. ^ a b Vjekoslav Klaić: Povijest Hrvata od najstarijih vremena do svršetka XIX. stoljeća, Knjiga četvrta, Zagreb, 1988, p. 166
  2. ^ Vjekoslav Klaić: Povijest Hrvata od najstarijih vremena do svršetka XIX. stoljeća, Knjiga četvrta, Zagreb, 1988, p. 164-165
  3. ^ Ive Mažuran: Povijest Hrvatske od 15. stoljeća do 18. stoljeća, p. 37