Battle of Bileća

Battle of Bileća
Part of the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Ottoman wars in Europe
Datec. 26 August 1388
Location
around Bileća (present day Bosnia and Herzegovina)
42°52′00″N 18°26′00″E / 42.866667°N 18.433333°E / 42.866667; 18.433333
Result Bosnian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Bosnia Ottoman Empire
Principality of Zeta
Commanders and leaders
Vlatko Vuković
Radič Sanković
Lala Shahin Pasha
Strength
7,000 18,000
Location within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Battle of Bileća (Dinaric Alps)

The Battle of Bileća was fought in August 1388 between the forces of the Kingdom of Bosnia, led by Grand Duke Vlatko Vuković, and the Ottoman Empire under the leadership of Lala Shahin Pasha. The Ottoman army broke into Hum, the kingdom's southern region. After days of looting, the invaders clashed with the defending force near the town of Bileća, north-east of Dubrovnik. The battle ended with an Ottoman defeat.