Battle of Sarajevo (1878)
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At the end of the Russo-Turkish War during the Congress of Berlin, the Treaty of Berlin was established which in article 25 gave Austria-Hungary the responsibility to occupy and administer the Ottoman provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina indefinitely while it still stayed under the sovereignty of the Ottoman Empire. A campaign was organized to establish Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 29 July 1878 which saw mostly combat against local resistance fighters supported by the Ottoman Empire. The Austro-Hungarian army ultimately reached Sarajevo on 19 August 1878 and prepared to take the city.[2]
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Battle of Sarajevo | |||||||
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Part of the Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||
The storming of the castle of Sarajevo | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Austria-Hungary | Bosnia Vilayet | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Feldzeugmeister Josip Filipović Oberst Georg Lemaič General Müller Fieldmarshall Tegetthoff |
Muhamed Hadžijamaković Hadži Lojo Abdulah Kaukčija Salih Saukčija Tučić Mehmed Šemsekadić | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
14,000 men 52 Artillery batteries[1] | 6,000 rebels | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
57 to 3,000 killed 314 wounded |
300 to 3,000+ killed or wounded Unknown number of civilian casualties |
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