Battle of Bileća

The Battle of Bileća took place on August 27, 1388 near the town of Bileća in Herzegovina instead. Bosnian troops of King Tvrtko I, who were commanded by the generals Vlatko Vukovic and Radič Sanković, were an Ottoman army against under the command of Lala Şahin Paşa. According to the Ragusaner Mavro Orbini and its history The Kingdom of the Slavs (c. 1601 ) was the number of troops of the Bosnian army, about 7,000 men, the. Ottomans to the 18,000 men The battle ended with a victory of the Bosnian army. The losses of the two armies are not known. The outcome of the battle in favor of the Bosnian finished for a short time, the Ottoman incursions into the country. In addition, the victory over the Ottomans seemed preachy regarding the next confrontation, as it took place at the Battle of Kosovo Polje already in the following year.