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Battle of Krbava Field

Battle of Krbava Field was a battle fought on 9 September 1493 at Krbavsko Plain, in what is now Croatia. It was part of the Ottoman Wars in Europe, which ran from 1354 to 1683. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 8,000–10,000 light cavalry against 2,000–3,000 cavalry; 8,000 infantry.

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Illustration of the battle of Krbava Field in 1493 in Croatia by Leonhard Beck .
Illustration of the battle of Krbava Field in 1493 in Croatia by Leonhard Beck .. Leonhard Beck, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 September 1493
WhereKrbavsko Plain, Croatia44.600N, 15.700E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstKingdom of Croatia
Casualties and losses1,000 killedand5,000–7,000 killed; 1,500 imprisoned
Part ofOttoman Wars in Europe1354 to 1683

Where it sits in the Ottoman Wars in Europe

Battle of Sırp Sındığı, 1364Battle of Pločnik, 1385Battle of Savra, 1385Battle of Kosovo, 1389Siege of Ohrid, 1395Battle of Tripolje, 1402Siege of Novo Brdo, 1440Battle of Hermannstadt, 1442Battle of Pollog, 1453Battle of Kruševac, 1454Siege of Berat, 1455Battle of Albulena, 1457Battle of Ohrid, 1464Battle of Meçad, 1465Battle of Vaikal, 1465Siege of Krujë, 1467Siege of Krujë, 1467Siege of Rhodes, 1480Battle of Krbava Field, 1493Battle of Dubica, 1513Siege of Knin, 1522Siege of Rhodes, 15221552 Siege of Eger, 1552Siege of Temesvár, 1552Siege of Szigetvár, 1566Léva castle's duel, 1581Battle of Slunj, 1584Siege of Bihać, 1592Battle of Brest, 1592Battle of Vezekény, 1652Battle of Petrovaradin, 1716Battle of Tendra, 1790Battle of Lopate, 1796Battle of Kolašin, 1858Battle of Tashkessen, 187713641877Battle of Krbava Field, 1493
35 placed engagements of the Ottoman Wars in Europe in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 September 1493
PlaceKrbavsko Plain, Croatia
44.600N, 15.700E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength8,000–10,000 light cavalry2,000–3,000 cavalry; 8,000 infantry
Casualties and losses1,000 killed5,000–7,000 killed; 1,500 imprisoned
Commanders
  • Sanjak of Bosnia
  • Sanjak of Kruševac
  • Sanjak of Üsküp
  • Emerik Derenčin
  • Bernardin Frankopan
  • Ivan Frankopan Cetinski
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Krbava Field
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Krbava Field today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-12. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 637 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 623 to 1,100 m, 477 m of relief, steep country and today it is 63% grassland, 31% cropland, 5% tree cover.

grassland: 63%cropland: 31%tree cover: 5%grassland 63%cropland 31%tree cover 5%
west to east, 10.0 km627 to 972 mnorth to south, 10.0 km625 to 692 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

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Elsewhere in 1493

Battle of Krbava Field is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 99 in present-day Croatia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q694379, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Krbava Field, revision 1370446255, 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.