Atlas of Battles

war, 16 engagements

Battles of the Croatian War of Independence

The atlas places 16 engagements of the Croatian War of Independence (1991 to 1995): 12 battles and 4 sieges, all in present-day Croatia. The most widely documented: Battle of Vukovar, Siege of Dubrovnik.

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1991 Siege of KijevoBattle of GlinaBattle of GospićBattle of KusonjeSiege of Bjelovar BarracksSiege of Varaždin BarracksBattle of ŠibenikBattle of ZadarOperation Swath-10Battle of the Dalmatian channelsPakrac clashBattle of Borovo SeloBattle of OsijekBattle of VukovarBattle of the BarracksSiege of DubrovnikPakrac clashBattle of Borovo SeloBattle of OsijekBattle of VukovarBattle of the BarracksSiege of DubrovnikBelgradeZagrebSarajevoPristinaLjubljanaVenicePodgoricaTimișoaraPescaraNiš200 km44.475N, 17.096E
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1991: 16 engagements16 in 199119911991
16 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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, 199119911991
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1991Pakrac clashPakrac, CroatiaStatus quo ante bellum; Beginning of the Croatian War of...
19911991 Siege of KijevoKijevo, CroatiaYugoslav People's Army victory
2 May 1991Battle of Borovo SeloBorovo, CroatiaSerbian Krajina victory
26 June 1991Battle of GlinaGlina, CroatiaSAO Krajina victory in both battles
August 1991Battle of OsijekOsijek, CroatiaCeasefire
25 August 1991Battle of VukovarVukovar, CroatiaPyrrhic Yugoslav People's Army victory; Expulsion of Croat and other...
29 August 1991Battle of GospićGospić, CroatiaCroatian victory
8 September 1991Battle of KusonjeKusonje, CroatiaSAO Western Slavonia victory
14 September 1991Battle of the BarracksCroatiaCroatian victory
14 September 1991Siege of Bjelovar BarracksBjelovar, CroatiaCroatian victory
14 September 1991Siege of Varaždin BarracksVaraždin, CroatiaCroatian victory
16 September 1991Battle of ŠibenikDalmatia, CroatiaCroatian victory
16 September 1991Battle of ZadarDalmatia, CroatiaCeasefire; Tactical Croatian victory; Croatia defended the city of...
1 October 1991Siege of DubrovnikDubrovnik, CroatiaCroatian victory; Siege lifted; Yugoslav troops withdraw
31 October 1991Operation Swath-10Slavonia, CroatiaCroatian victory
14 November 1991Battle of the Dalmatian channelsAdriatic Sea, CroatiaCroatian victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Croatian War of Independence (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.