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Battle of Bileća (1388, Ottoman-Bosnian)
In August 1388 an Ottoman expedition invaded southern Bosnia's Hum region and was decisively defeated near Bileća by Bosnian forces under Grand Duke …
Timeline
- c. 1388Hum · HumOttoman Rumeli governor Lala Şahin Pasha led raiding forces across Bosnia's southern border into the kingdom's Hum region, ravaging it for several days and mustering vassal contingents from Zeta, Albania, and elsewhere.
- c. 1388Bileća · HumBosnian Grand Duke Vlatko Vuković led his forces to meet the Ottoman army near Bileća, setting an ambush in the gorges and steep slopes of Zahumlje, shattering the enemy with a heavy cavalry charge; Lala Şahin Pasha escaped with only a few followers.
- c. 1388–1390Southern Bosnian border · BosniaThe Ottoman remnants withdrew from Hum and Bosnia won a decisive victory. Ragusa informed Hungary of the battle and released captured Zeta and Albanian vassals. The victory temporarily halted the Ottoman westward advance, leaving a buffer for Balkan maneuvering before the 1389 Battle of Kosovo.
Sources
- Battle of Bileća https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bile%C4%87a
- A History of the Balkans — John V. A. Fine Jr. (1994)
- Istorija srpskog naroda — Vladimir Ćorović (1997)