Battle of Jajce (1518)

Battle of Jajce (1518)
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe
Ottoman–Croatian Wars

Jajce fortress in 2011.
DateJanuary 1518
Location
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents

Ottoman Empire

Bosnia Eyalet
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Croatia
Commanders and leaders
Gazi Husrev-beg of Bosnia Eyalet Ban Petar Berislavić
Strength
2,000[1] 4,000 cavalry, 6,000 infantry, some Hungarian artillery[1]
Casualties and losses
Light Heavy[1]

The Battle of Jajce (Croatian: Bitka kod Jajca) took place in January 1518 during a series of wars between the Ottoman forces of Husrev Beg, Beylerbey of the Bosnia Eyalet, and the Hungarian and Croatian forces led by Croatian Ban Petar Berislavić. The battle was a part of the Croatian–Ottoman wars and Ottoman–Hungarian wars.

  1. ^ a b c Gažević, Nikola (1974). Vojna enciklopedija (tom 3). Beograd: Vojnoizdavački zavod. p. 799.