Battle of Jajce (1878) 1878
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 7 August 1878 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1878 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878 | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 44.3398, 17.2688 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Jajce was a military engagement between Austria-Hungary and Bosnian rebels supported by the Ottoman Empire that took place on August 7, 1878, as part of the Austro-Hungarian military campaign in Bosnia (Bosnia vilayet) in the for control of the strategic town of Jajce. This was one of the most extensive engagements of the entire campaign, in which the Austro-Hungarian Expeditionary Forces suffered more than six hundred casualties, the heaviest losses during one day of the entire campaign.
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