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The '''110th Usorska Brigade''' was a unit of the [[Croatian Defense Council]], it(HVO). It was one of the most elite brigades of the [[Croatian Defense Council]] (HVO). The unit saw fierce fighting with the [[Army of Republika Srpska]] near the [[Doboj]] area. The 110th. Usorska Brigadebrigade was disbanded in 1995<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2023 |title=Milanović stiže na Dan Općine Usora i 31. godišnjicu 110. brigade HVO-a Usore |url=https://www.jabuka.tv/milanovic-stize-na-dan-opcine-usora-i-31-godisnjicu-110-brigade-hvo-a-usore/ |website=Jabuka}}</ref> following the signing of the [[Dayton agreement]], which ended the [[Bosnian warWar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomacy Ends a War: The Dayton Accords |url=https://diplomacy.state.gov/online-exhibits/diplomacy-ends-a-war-the-dayton-accords/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=The National Museum of American Diplomacy |language=en-US}}</ref>

The 110th. Usorska Brigade’s area of responsibility had been encircled by the [[Army of Republika Srpska|VRS]],. byBy May 1992, [[Doboj]] had been occupied by the [[Army of Republika Srpska]],; despite this, the 110th. managed to rack up a number of victories,. thisThis culminated in the 110th. Fightingfighting on other Bosnian Battlefrontsbattlefronts. These victories managed to pushpushed the Serbs back into their positions. The 110th also managed to defend Komin, Sima baščan and [[Ušće, Belgrade|Ušće]]; these battles proved the 110th. Toto be a coordinated and effective unit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HercegBosna.org • Pogledaj temu - Usora |url=https://hercegbosna.org/forum/post2131591.html |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=hercegbosna.org}}</ref>

They also captured the Putnikovo brdo Barracks, which halted the Summersummer offensive of the Serbs, who were attempting to advance to Usora.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-16 |title=USORA: VELIKI PLJESAK OD BRANITELJA 110. BRIGADE HVO-a ZA ROJSA I MILANOVIĆA, odali poštovanje hrvatskim generalima koji su uz njih bili u ratu i miru! |url=https://www.braniteljski-portal.hr/usora-veliki-pljesak-od-branitelja-110-brigade-hvo-a-za-rojsa-i-milanovica/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Braniteljski portal |language=hr}}</ref>

===Action in the [[Croat-Bosniak War]]===

The 110th Usorska Brigade was one of the few units that did not turn on the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ([[ARBiH]]) during the [[Croat-Bosniak war]],. despiteDespite the intense fighting between the ARBiH and HVO, Thethe 110th. Stayedstayed byallied with the [[ARBiH]](‘s) side until the end of war.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narod.hr |date=2023-05-18 |title=Milanović u Usori: Život ovdje opstaje zahvaljujući žrtvi 110 titana na čijim ramenima danas stojite |url=https://narod.hr/svijet/milanovic-u-usori-zivot-ovdje-opstaje-zahvaljujuci-zrtvi-ovih-110-titana-na-cijim-ramenima-danas-stojite |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=narod.hr |language=hr}}</ref>

The 110th. Usorska Brigade was the subject of the Croatian War song : "Lijo, Lisice, Zar Te Boli Glava" (English:) "Lijo, Lisice, Does your Head Hurt?") The song mentions the 110th, Statingstating “Slavko"Slavko, didn’t the tank use to say “Lisice”'Lisica'?, “ButBut it now it says;: Usorska is a glorious unit.”" ReferencingThe lyric is in reference to the [[1st Krajina Corps]] commander, [[Slavko Lisica]](‘s)'s [[T-55]] tank, which had been captured by the 110th. AlsoThe referencingsong also references how LisiceLisica “fell"fell as soon as he arrived at Komina”Komina" and Statingstates how his unit fell to the line of the 110th.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ12itWE694 |title=🏁 Croatian Patriotic War Song - Lijo, Lisice Does Your Head Hurt - Lijo, Lisice, Zar Te Boli Glava 🏁 |language=en |access-date=2024-05-14 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>