Battle of Borovo Selo

The Battle of Borovo Selo of 2 May 1991, known in Croatia as the Borovo Selo massacre and in Serbia as the Borovo Selo incident, was one of the first armed clashes in the conflict which became known as the Croatian War of Independence. The clash was precipitated by months of rising ethnic tensions, violence, and armed combat in Pakrac and at the Plitvice Lakes in March. The immediate cause for the confrontation in the heavily ethnic Serb village of Borovo Selo, just north of Vukovar, was a failed attempt to replace the Yugoslav flag in the village with the flag of Croatia. The unauthorised effort by four Croatian policemen resulted in the capture of two by a Croatian Serb militia in the village. To retrieve the captives, the Croatian authorities deployed additional police, who drove into an ambush. Twelve Croatian policemen and one Serb paramilitary were killed before the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) intervened and put an end to the clashes.

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1991  Wikidata
Borovo Selo incident; Borovo Selo massacre
battle, Croatia, 

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Location: 45.381, 18.9575, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1991-05-02T00:00:00Z

1991-05-02T00:00:00Z

1991 Battle of Borovo Selo

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314 Battle of Cibalae

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351 Battle of Mursa Major

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1526-08-24T00:00:00Z

1526 Siege of Eszczyk

1685-08-01T00:00:00Z

1685-08-01T00:00:00Z

1685 Osijek Campaign

1849-01-30T00:00:00Z

1849-02-14T00:00:00Z

1849 Siege of Osijek

1945-03-06T00:00:00Z

1945-03-21T00:00:00Z

1945 Battle of the Transdanubian Hills

1991-08-01T00:00:00Z

1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

1991 — 1992 Battle of Osijek

1991-08-25T00:00:00Z

1991-11-18T00:00:00Z

1991 Battle of Vukovar

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Unknown	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	314	Battle of Cibalae	Constantine the Great, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	351	Battle of Mursa Major	battle, Ancient Rome	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1526	Siege of Eszczyk	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1685	Osijek Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1849	Siege of Osijek	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of the Transdanubian Hills	battle, Italian Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1991	Battle of Borovo Selo	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1991	Battle of Osijek	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1991	Battle of Vukovar	battle	Wikidata
site	fort	1338	Bač Fortress	citadel, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1712	Tvrđa	district of Osijek, old town, fortress	Wikidata