ont ory ▁ ▁south - east ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁centre , ▁and ▁took ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁ground ▁over looking ▁Dub rov nik ▁by ▁ 2 7 ▁October . ▁The ▁J NA ▁ 2 nd ▁Corps ▁south - western ▁drive ▁towards ▁Dub rov nik ▁was ▁slower . ▁It ▁destroyed ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Tr sten o ▁Ar bor et um . ▁The ▁J NA ▁advance ▁disp la ced ▁about ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁refuge es ▁from ▁the ▁areas ▁it ▁captured . ▁About ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁were ▁ev acu ated ▁from ▁Dub rov nik ▁by ▁sea ▁in ▁October ; ▁the ▁rest ▁took ▁refuge ▁in ▁hot els ▁and ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Def ence ▁of ▁Dub rov nik ▁ ▁The ▁J NA ▁continued ▁its ▁art illery ▁strik es ▁against ▁Dub rov nik ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁and ▁the ▁bomb ard ment ▁continued ▁until ▁ 4 ▁November , ▁target ing ▁the ▁western ▁areas ▁of ▁Dub rov nik G ru ž ▁and ▁Lap ad — as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Bab in ▁K uk ▁and ▁Argentina ▁hot els , ▁which ▁were ▁housing ▁refuge es . ▁On ▁ 3 – 4 ▁November , ▁J NA ▁troops ▁attacked ▁the ▁Old ▁Town ▁and ▁the ▁Argentina ▁Hotel ▁using ▁small ▁arms ▁and ▁sni per ▁fire ▁from ▁positions ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁J NA ▁ 4 7 2 th ▁Motor ized ▁Brigade , ▁which ▁occupied ▁the ▁positions ▁closest ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁centre . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁Fort