Battle of Maglaj (1878)

Battle of Maglaj
Part of the Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Austrian Occupation of Bosnia: Troops crossing the Bosna at Maglai (The Illustrated London News, 1878)
Date3–5 August 1878
Location
Maglaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Result Austro-Hungarian victory
Belligerents
Austria-Hungary

Ottoman Empire

Commanders and leaders
Josip Filipović Unknown
Casualties and losses
50+ killed Heavy

The Battle of Maglaj was a military engagement between Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire that took place on 3–5 August 1878 as part of the Austro-Hungarian military campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Bosnian vilayet for control of the strategic town of Maglaj. The Austro-Hungarian expeditionary Force was surprised by the stiff resistance of the Bosnian Muslims when crossing the Bosnia River near the city, and managed to gain control of the area only after a secondary combat strike.

The ferocity of the fighting at Maglaj subsequently became popular among the soldiers, and thanks to returning Czech soldiers, it penetrated into the Czech language by establishing the term maglajs as something disordered and confusing.

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