siege, early modern

Battle of Ostrovica

Name: Battle of Ostrovica
Location: Ostrovica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Battle of Ostrovica was a siege conducted in 1737 at Ostrovica, in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ostrovica. It was part of Q118946350. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 4,500 men against 5,000 men.

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Fought1737

WhereOstrovica, Bosnia and Herzegovina44.567N, 16.067E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeOttoman victory

BelligerentsHabsburg monarchyagainstOttoman Empire

Casualties and losses8 officers killed; 600 killed; 30 capturedandUnknown

Part ofQ118946350

Where it sits in Q118946350

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Record

Date	1737 (year precision) to 1737
Place	Ostrovica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.567N, 16.067E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Strength	4,500 men	5,000 men
Casualties and losses	8 officers killed; 600 killed; 30 captured	Unknown

Placed at Ostrovica; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Ostrovica 1523, 1.0 km SE
Battle of Krbava Field 1493, 29 km W
Siege of Bihać 1592, 32 km NW
Siege of Krupa 1565, 42 km NE
Battle of Gospić 1991, 55 km W

In the same war

Before: Siege of Užice 1737
After: Siege of Nish (1737) 1737

Elsewhere in 1737

Siege of Kandahar Afghanistan
Battle of Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina
Siege of Ochakov Ukraine
Battle of Bhopal India
Battle of Delhi India

Battle of Ostrovica is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 43 in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q132528610, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ostrovica (1737), revision 1377652327, 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.