battle, major, medieval

Battle of Bileća

Name: Battle of Bileća
Start: 1388-08-26
Location: Bileća, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Battle of Bileća was a battle fought on 26 August 1388 at Bileća, in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was part of the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which ran from 1386 to 1482. The recorded result: Bosnian victory. Recorded strength: 7,000 against 18,000 in total.

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Fought26 August 1388

WhereBileća, Bosnia and Herzegovina42.867N, 18.433E

OutcomeBosnian victory

BelligerentsKingdom of BosniaagainstOttoman Empire; supported by: Principality of Zeta

Casualties and lossesLightandHeavy

Part ofOttoman conquest of Bosnia and Herzegovina1386 to 1482

Record

Date	26 August 1388
Place	Bileća, Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.867N, 18.433E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	7,000	18,000 in total
Casualties and losses	Light	Heavy
Commanders	Vlatko Vuković Radič Sanković	Lala Shahin Pasha

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Vučji Do 1876, 8.8 km N
Battle of Grahovac 1858, 25 km SE
Siege of Dubrovnik 1991, 36 km SW
Siege of Ragusa AD 866, 37 km SW
Siege of Ragusa 1806, 37 km SW

In the same war

After: Battle of Kljuc 1463

Elsewhere in 1388

Battle of Bileća is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 43 in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q700874, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bileća, revision 1370107841, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.