siege, medieval
Siege of Jajce
Siege of Jajce was a siege conducted in 1463 at Jajce, in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina. The recorded result: Hungarian victory.
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Record
| Date | 1463 (year precision) to 25 December 1463 | |
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| Place | Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.340N, 17.257E | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Territorial change | Hungary incorporates Jajce and 60 other minor settlements into the newly formed Banate of Jajce | |
| Strength | 4,000 men-at-arms ( Setton estimate); 25,000 ( Bánlaky estimate); 14,000 cavalry; 5,000 foot soldiers ( Tošić estimate); 40 Venetian galleys (see note) | 7,000 ( Długosz estimate); 400 ( Fessler estimate); 1,500–2,500 ( Thallóczy estimate) |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Jajce 1527, same recorded site
- Battle of Jajce 1878, 0.9 km E
- Siege of Jajce 1464, 0.9 km E
- Battle of Banja Luka 1737, 48 km N
- Battle of Livno 1943, 58 km S
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1463 and 1878.
Elsewhere in 1463
- Battle of Chikhori Georgia
- Battle of Vistula Lagoon Russia
- Battle of Kljuc Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Siege of Tangier Morocco
- Siege of Corinth Greece
Siege of Jajce is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 43 in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510113, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Jajce (1463), revision 1370742070, 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.