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Battle of Jajce

Battle of Jajce was a battle fought on 7 August 1878 at Jajce Municipality, in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was part of Great Eastern Crisis. The recorded result: Austro-Hungarian victory. Recorded strength: ?; some artillery batteries against 6,000 rebels.

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Battle of Jaice 1878
Battle of Jaice 1878. Karl Pippich, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought7 August 1878
WhereJajce Municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina44.340N, 17.269E
OutcomeAustro-Hungarian victory
BelligerentsAustria-HungaryagainstBosnia Vilayet
Casualties and losses600 killed; hundreds of woundedandUnknown
Part ofGreat Eastern CrisisAustro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878

Where it sits in Great Eastern Crisis

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Record

Date7 August 1878
PlaceJajce Municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina
44.340N, 17.269E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength?; some artillery batteries6,000 rebels
Casualties and losses600 killed; hundreds of woundedUnknown
Commanders
  • Duke William of Württemberg
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1463 and 1878.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1878

Battle of Jajce is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 54 in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q119082291, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jajce (1878), revision 1370266240, 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.