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Battle of Maglaj (1878)

Battle of Maglaj (1878) was a battle fought in August 1878 in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina. The recorded result: Austro-Hungarian victory.

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Attack on the 7th Hussar Regiment at Maglaj, 3 August 1878
Attack on the 7th Hussar Regiment at Maglaj, 3 August 1878. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAugust 1878
WhereBosnia and Herzegovina44.546N, 18.105E
OutcomeAustro-Hungarian victory
BelligerentsAustria-HungaryagainstOttoman Empire; Bosnia Vilayet
Casualties and losses50+ killedandHeavy

Record

DateAugust 1878 (month precision)
PlaceBosnia and Herzegovina
44.546N, 18.105E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Casualties and losses50+ killedHeavy
Commanders
  • Josip Filipović
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Elsewhere in 1878

Battle of Maglaj (1878) is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 43 in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q117827088, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Maglaj (1878), revision 1370268752, 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.