| Battle of Hrastovica | |||||||||
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| Part of theOttoman wars in Europe Ottoman–Croatian Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
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| Malkoč-beg ofBosnia Eyalet | Localcastellan | ||||||||
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| Few thousandyamaks | Up to 120 soldiers and some armed serfs[1] | ||||||||
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| Light | Light | ||||||||
TheBattle of Hrastovica (Croatian:Bitka kod Hrastovice) was an unsuccessful Ottoman raid intoCroatia led byMalkoč-beg,Beylerbey ofBosnia Eyalet. The battle was a part of theCroatian–Ottoman wars andOttoman–Habsburg wars between theOttoman Empire and theHabsburg monarchy.
Hrastovica (now a village nearPetrinja) was a fortified market town and a property of theBishop of Zagreb in the Middle Ages. Due to Ottoman raids, the market town was fortified with a wall and two castles (theUpper and theLower Castle), manned by twocastellans with their crew. After the first Ottoman raids intoBanija, in the middle of 16th century, Hrastovica was reinforced with two watchtowers on adjacent hills and became an important post in theMilitary Frontier and a seat ofHrastovicacaptaincy (regional military command).[1]
According to the chronicle of Nikola Tomašić, the forces ofMalkoč-beg,Beylerbey ofBosnia, were defeated near Hrastovica in 1561. The Ottoman raiders were defeated by local serfs and the minor garrison from the fort.[1]
Beylerbey of Bosnia Ferhad-bey Sokolović unsuccessfully attacked Hrastovica in 1576 with 7,000 men. In 1577, the fort had had a captain, a governor, 20 German mercenaries, and 100uskoks. After the fortress ofKarlovac was built, Hrastovica lost its military importance, so in 1582, theLower Castle wasslated, and the inhabitants were resettled inTuropolje in 1583.Hasan Pasha Predojević conquered Hrastovica in 1592, in 1594, and in 1595. It changed hands several times but was finally liberated from the Ottomans together withPetrinja who took on its former military role.[1]
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