Battle of Bileća

The Battle of Bileća was fought on 27 August 1388 between Bosnian forces led by Duke Vlatko Vuković and the Ottomans under the leadership of Lala Şahin Pasha. Vlatko's army numbered 7,000 fighters from Bosnia, and Şahin Pasha's army numbered 18,000 fighters. It was the first facing of Turks at Rudine. The Bosnians, although fewer, finally fought near the town of Bileća and gave them a defeat, which delayed the Ottomans' advances into Bosnia. Şahin Pasha escaped by fleeing, while the losses in the victorious ranks were insignificant.

Battle of Bileća

The Battle of Bileća was fought on 27 August 1388 between Bosnian forces led by Duke Vlatko Vuković and the Ottomans under the leadership of Lala Şahin Pasha. Vlatko's army numbered 7,000 fighters from Bosnia, and Şahin Pasha's army numbered 18,000 fighters. It was the first facing of Turks at Rudine. The Bosnians, although fewer, finally fought near the town of Bileća and gave them a defeat, which delayed the Ottomans' advances into Bosnia. Şahin Pasha escaped by fleeing, while the losses in the victorious ranks were insignificant.