Battle of Hrastovica (1561)
| Battle of Hrastovica | |||||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe Ottoman–Croatian Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
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Malkoč-beg of Bosnia Eyalet | Local castellan | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Few thousand yamaks | Up to 120 soldiers and some armed serfs[1] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Light | Light | ||||||||
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The Battle of Hrastovica (
Malkoč-beg, Beylerbey of Bosnia Eyalet. The battle was a part of the Croatian–Ottoman wars and Ottoman–Habsburg wars between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy
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Prelude
Banija, in the middle of 16th century, Hrastovica was reinforced with two watchtowers on adjacent hills and became an important post in the Military Frontier and a seat of Hrastovica captaincy (regional military command).[1]
Battle
According to the chronicle of Nikola Tomašić, the forces of
Malkoč-beg, Beylerbey of Bosnia, were defeated near Hrastovica in 1561. The Ottoman raiders were defeated by local serfs and the minor garrison from the fort.[1]
Aftermath
Hasan Pasha Predojević conquered Hrastovica in 1592, in 1594, and in 1595. It changed hands several times but was finally liberated from the Ottomans together with Petrinja who took on its former military role.[1]
Bibliography
- Vojna enciklopedija (1970–76), 10 volumes, Vojno izdavački zavod Beograd, book 3, p. 498, article Hrastovica (in Serbo-Croatian)
References
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