Battle of Jajce (1518)
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.
Battle of Jajce (1518) | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe Ottoman–Croatian Wars | |||||||
Jajce fortress in 2011. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire |
Kingdom of Croatia Kingdom of Hungary | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gazi Husrev-beg of Bosnia Eyalet | Ban Petar Berislavić | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,000 | 4,000 cavalry, 6,000 infantry, some Hungarian artillery | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Light | Heavy |
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