Battle of Banja Luka
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The Battle of Banja Luka (Turkish: Banaluka Muharebesi, Serbo-Croatian: Banjolučki boj) took place in Banja Luka, Ottoman Bosnia, on 4 August 1737, during the Austro-Russian-Turkish War. An Austrian army under Prince Joseph Hildberghausen was defeated, as it attempted to besiege the town, when it ran into a large Ottoman relief force led by Bosnian Vizier Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha.[6]
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Battle of Banja Luka | |||||||
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Part of Austro-Russian–Turkish War (1735–39) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Austria | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha |
Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen[3] Maximilian Ulysses Browne | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20,000[lower-alpha 1] (relief force)[4] | 20,000[4] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
600 |
988 dead[lower-alpha 2][5] or 1,300 dead (includes 1,000 drowned)1,200 wounded |
The Bosnian population was aware that Austrian forces would invade Bosnia during the war; to be exact, the energetic Bosnian vizier Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha predicted in 1737 that, without a declaration of war, a large Austrian army of over 14,000 soldiers would attack Bosnia. That was why he called a meeting in Travnik with the Bosnian captains and ayans to plan the defense. At this council, all captains and ayans ultimately demanded that all preparations for defense be carried out immediately, without the knowledge and consent of Porte; thus, the Ottoman forces were planning the defense without the help of Istanbul.[7] Vizier declared a defense in the territory of Bosnia, and quickly gathered about 10,000 soldiers in the grassland. All captains in the then Bosnian army responded to the call. After the battle took place, the Bosniak army had won an absolute victory. Five assaults broke the Austrian force and forced it to flight, leaving 1,300 dead with the great heroism of Bosnian captains and combatants. The Battle of Banja Luka is considered to be one of the most important events in the history of Bosniaks.