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Battle of Sarajevo

Battle of Sarajevo was a battle fought in 1878 at Sarajevo, in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Sarajevo. It was part of Great Eastern Crisis. The recorded result: Austro-Hungarian victory.

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The Austrian infantry attacking the castle of Sarajevo in 1878
The Austrian infantry attacking the castle of Sarajevo in 1878. Godefroy Durand, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1878
WhereSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina43.856N, 18.413E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAustro-Hungarian victory
BelligerentsAustria-HungaryagainstBosnia Vilayet
Part ofGreat Eastern CrisisAustro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878

Where it sits in Great Eastern Crisis

Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878, 1878Battle of Jajce, 1878Category:Battle of Livno, 1878Battle of Sarajevo, 1878Battle of Doboj, 187818781878Battle of Sarajevo, 1878
5 placed engagements of Great Eastern Crisis in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1878 (year precision)
PlaceSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
43.856N, 18.413E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength14,000 men; 52 Artillery batteries6,000 Bosnian soldiers, an unknown number of artillery batteries; The entire city's population
Casualties and losses57 to 3,000 killed; 314 wounded300 to 3,000+ killed or wounded; Unknown number of civilian casualties
Commanders
  • General of the Artillery (Austria)
  • Josip Filipović
  • Oberst
  • Fieldmarshall
  • Muhamed Hadžijamaković
  • Hadži Lojo
  • Salih Saukčija Tučić
  • Mehmed Šeremet
Battle of SarajevoBattle of SarajevoOperation SarajevoSiege of SarajevoOperation TrioSiege of RogaticaBattle of NeretvaSiege of SarajevoOperation TrioBattle of NeretvaBelgradeBanja LukaSplitČačakMostarTuzlaPecPrijedor100 km43.856N, 18.413E
Placed at Sarajevo; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Sarajevo 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 Q97193568, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sarajevo (1878), revision 1370273770, 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.