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    The siege of Svetigrad or Sfetigrad (Albanian: Rrethimi i Sfetigradit) began on 14 May 1448 when an Ottoman army, led by Sultan Murad II, besieged the...
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  • (1447) Siege of Herat (1448) Siege of Svetigrad (1448) Siege of Krujë (1450) Siege of Constantinople (1453) – Byzantine-Ottoman Wars Siege of Marienburg...
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    II. After several failed invasions of Albania by Ottoman captains, Murad II laid siege to the fortress of Svetigrad (which is thought to be today's Demir...
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    Ottoman victory at the Siege of Svetigrad on 31 July 1448 was a setback, but the Albanians were successful in the sixth-month Siege of Krujë on 23 November...
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    The Second Siege of Krujë (Albanian: Rrethimi i dytë i Krujës) took place from 1466 to 1467. Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire led an army into Albania...
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  • yearlong siege was taken and occupied until Karim Khan's death in 1779" Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A-E : page 113 : "Jealous of the Turkish port of Basra...
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    Kodžadžik (redirect from Svetigrad)
    and that the name of the village derives from the Ottoman Turkish expression kocacenk, which means big battle. It was known as Svetigrad before the Ottoman...
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  • of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also Map all coordinates in "Category:Battles of...
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    The siege of Buda (4 May – 21 August 1541) ended with the capture of the city of Buda, the historical capital of the Kingdom of Hungary, by the Ottoman...
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    The siege of Berat (Albanian: Rrethimi i Beratit) took place in July 1455 when the Albanian army of Skanderbeg attempted to capture the fortress in the...
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    and Skanderbeg, but the latter responded that he would only accept if Svetigrad and Berat, which had been lost in 1448 and 1450 respectively, were restored...
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  • The first battle between Skanderbeg's and Ottoman forces during the Siege of Svetigrad (Kodžadžik) in 1448 was held at Modrič fortress. In 1452, Ottoman...
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    Berisha (tribe) (category Tribes of Albania)
    family of Berisha). In the siege of Svetigrad, Demetrius Berisha showed great courage when he saved the life of Skanderbeg who was wounded in midst of battle...
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  • rebellion (Ottoman wars in Europe) Siege of Svetigrad (1448) – 1448 – Skanderbeg's rebellion (Ottoman wars in Europe) Battle of Oranik – 1448 – Albanian–Venetian...
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    Moisi Golemi (redirect from Moses of Dibra)
    the crucial castle of Svetigrad in modern-day North Macedonia. After the debacle of the Siege of Berat, and growing envious of the fame Skanderbeg had...
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  • The Fourth Siege of Krujë (Albanian: Rrethimi i katërt i Krujës) by the Ottoman Empire of Krujë in Albania took place from early 1477 to June 1478, almost...
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    The siege of Shkodra (Albanian: Rrethimi i Shkodrës) took place from May 1478 to April 1479 as a confrontation between the Ottoman Empire and the Venetians...
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  • Ottomans defeat the League of Lezhë at the first Siege of Svetigrad. 14 August. Albania is victorious over Venice at the first Battle of Oranik. 4 October. Peace...
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    and his son Mehmed laid siege to the castle of Svetigrad. The Albanian garrison in the castle resisted the frontal assaults of the Ottoman army, while...
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    Skanderbeg lost Svetigrad in 1448 after a two-month-long siege. The fortress was vital to his strategic defense of Albania as it guarded one of the main mountain...
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    The siege of Scutari, also referred to as the siege of Shkodër (Albanian: Rrethimi i Shkodrës, Serbian: Опсада Скадра), known in Turkish as İşkodra Müdafaası...
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    following the proclamation of a new crusade by Pope Nicholas V, Murad invaded Albania, conquering the fortress of Svetigrad. Meanwhile, four years after...
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    Torvioll (1444), Mokra (1445), Otonetë (1446), Oranik (1448), a loss at Svetigrad (1448) victory in Polog (1453), victory at Krujë (1450), Albulena (1457)...
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  • Siege of Krujë (Albanian: Rrethimi i tretë i Krujës) by the Ottoman Empire took place in the summer of 1467 in Krujë in Albania. The destruction of Ballaban...
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    Ottoman fortresses including strategically very important Svetigrad (Kodžadžik) taken with support of Moisi Arianit Golemi and 3,000 rebels from Debar. According...
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  • The siege of Shkodra (Albanian: Rrethimi i Shkodrës) of 1474 was an Ottoman attack upon Venetian-controlled Shkodra (Scutari in Italian) in Albania Veneta...
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    (1333) Edirne (1361) Tarnovo (1393) İstanbul (1422) Thessalonica (1422) Svetigrad (1448) İstanbul (1453) Belgrade (1456) Kruje (1478) Rhodes (1480) Otranto...
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  • This is a list of wars that Albanian states and Albanian armed forces have been involved in.   Albanian victory   Albanian defeat   Another result (e.g...
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    were already besieging the fortress of Svetigrad, stretching Skanderbeg's efforts thin. However, the League of Lezhë defeated both the Venetian forces...
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    Ottoman Turks. Muhtar had died during the 1716 siege of Corfu. Ali's father, Veli Bey, was a local ruler of Tepelena. Ali himself was born in Beçisht, although...
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