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Battle of Borovo Selo

Battle of Borovo Selo was a battle fought on 2 May 1991 at Borovo, in what is now Croatia. It was part of the Croatian War of Independence, which ran from 1991 to 1995. The recorded result: Serbian Krajina victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 180 policemen.

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Fought2 May 1991
WhereBorovo, Croatia45.381N, 18.957E
OutcomeSerbian Krajina victory
BelligerentsSAO KrajinaagainstCroatia
Casualties and losses1 killed; 4 woundedand12 killed; 22 wounded; 2 captured
Part ofCroatian War of Independence1991 to 1995

Where it sits in the Croatian War of Independence

Pakrac clash, 19911991 Siege of Kijevo, 1991Battle of Borovo Selo, 1991Battle of Glina, 1991Battle of Osijek, 1991Battle of Vukovar, 1991Battle of Gospić, 1991Battle of Kusonje, 1991Battle of the Barracks, 1991Siege of Bjelovar Barracks, 1991Siege of Varaždin Barracks, 1991Battle of Šibenik, 1991Battle of Zadar, 1991Siege of Dubrovnik, 1991Operation Swath-10, 1991Battle of the Dalmatian channels, 199119911991Battle of Borovo Selo, 1991
16 placed engagements of the Croatian War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 May 1991
PlaceBorovo, Croatia
45.381N, 18.957E
KindBattle, Cold War
StrengthUnknown180 policemen
Casualties and losses1 killed; 4 wounded12 killed; 22 wounded; 2 captured
Commanders
  • Vukašin Šoškoćanin
  • Vojislav Šešelj
  • Josip Reihl-Kir
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Battle of Borovo Selo is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 99 in present-day Croatia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1851834, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Borovo Selo, revision 1371742901, 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.