battle, early modern

Battle of Hrastovica

Name: Battle of Hrastovica
Location: Brest Pokupski, Croatia

Battle of Hrastovica was a battle fought in 1561 at Brest Pokupski, in what is now Croatia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Brest Pokupski. The recorded result: Croatian victory. Recorded strength: Few thousand yamaks against Up to 120 soldiers and some armed serfs.

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Fought1561

WhereBrest Pokupski, Croatia45.453N, 16.257E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeCroatian victory

Belligerents24px Ottoman EmpireagainstHabsburg Monarchy; 20px|Kingdom of Croatia Kingdom of Croatia

Casualties and lossesLightandLight

Record

Date	1561 (year precision)
Place	Brest Pokupski, Croatia 45.453N, 16.257E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	Ottoman expansion halted
Strength	Few thousand yamaks	Up to 120 soldiers and some armed serfs
Casualties and losses	Light	Light
Commanders	Duganli Malkoç Bey Bosnia Eyalet	Castellan

Placed at Brest Pokupski; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Brest 1592, same recorded site
Battle of Sisak 1593, 10 km E
Operation Whirlwind 1991, 15 km W
Battle of Glina 1991, 18 km SW
Siege of Gvozdansko 1578, 36 km S

Elsewhere in 1561

Battle of Hrastovica is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Croatia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60789142, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hrastovica (1561), revision 1370443268, 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.