Battle of Vrbanja bridge

The Battle of Vrbanja Bridge was an armed confrontation which took place on 27 May 1995, between United Nations (UN) peacekeepers from the French Army and elements of the Bosnian Serb Army of Republika Srpska (VRS). The fighting occurred at the Vrbanja Bridge crossing of the Miljacka river in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War. The VRS seized the French-manned United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) observation posts on both ends of the bridge, taking hostage 12 French peacekeepers. Ten were taken away, and two were kept at the bridge as human shields.

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battle, United Nations Protection Force, François Lecointre, Bruno Heluin, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 

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1995 Battle of Vrbanja bridge

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1875 — 1878 Herzegovina Uprising

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1878 Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878

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1878 Battle of Sarajevo

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1941 — 1944 Bombing of Sarajevo in World War II

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1943 Attack on Rajlovac airport

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1945 Operation Sarajevo

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1992 — 1996 Siege of Sarajevo

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1992 1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo

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1995 May 1995 Pale air strikes

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1996 1996 Sarajevo tram attack

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1992	Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1875	Herzegovina Uprising	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1878	Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878	Austro-Hungarian Army, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1878	Battle of Sarajevo	Austria–Hungary, battle, Bosnia Vilayet	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Bombing of Sarajevo in World War II	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Attack on Rajlovac airport	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Operation Sarajevo	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1992	Siege of Sarajevo	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1992	1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo	skirmish	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1995	May 1995 Pale air strikes	Republika Srpska, NATO, United Nations Protection Force, airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1995	Battle of Vrbanja bridge	battle, Republika Srpska, United Nations Protection Force, François Lecointre, Bruno Heluin	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1996	1996 Sarajevo tram attack	battle	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry		Unis Group	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1992	Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina	army, armed forces	Wikidata
site	fort		Barice Kula	fortress, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort		Kula Palež	ruins, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Kula Zlatište	ruins, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Observatory Bistrik kula	ruins, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Vraca Fort	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1550	Bijela Tabija	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1727	Žuta Tabija	fortress	Wikidata
site	museum		Sarajevo 1992 War Museum	military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	tower		Ploče kula	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Širokac kula	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Višegradska kapija	gate tower	Wikidata