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Siege of Krupa 1565

Siege of Krupa: Srednjovjekovna Krupa
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Key facts

Year1565Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraEarly modern (1500–1799)derived from year
LocationBosnia and HerzegovinaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
Coordinates44.8953, 16.3397Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Krupa (Croatian: Opsada Krupe) was fought on 3–23 June 1565 between the Ottoman forces of Mustafa Pasha Sokolović, sanjakbey of Bosnia, and the Germanic and Croatian forces led by Matija Bakić. The siege was a part of the Croatian–Ottoman wars and Ottoman–Habsburg wars between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy.

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Location

44.8953, 16.3397 · Bosnia and Herzegovina

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