Battle Of Oronichea
Battle of Oranik may refer to: * Battle of Oranik (1448) The First Battle of Oranik took place during the Albanian-Venetian War of 1447-1448, when the Republic of Venice allied with the Ottoman Empire against the League of Lezhë. The Albanian forces defeated the Ottoman army led by Mustafa Pasha duri ..., part of the Albanian-Venetian War of 1447-1448 * Battle of Oranik (1456), part of the Ottoman-Albanian Wars {{disambiguation ...
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Battle Of Oranik (1448)
The First Battle of Oranik took place during the Albanian-Venetian War of 1447-1448, when the Republic of Venice allied with the Ottoman Empire against the League of Lezhë. The Albanian forces defeated the Ottoman army led by Mustafa Pasha during the battle and two months later peace was established between Albania and Venice. Background In 1447, Skanderbeg had gone to war with Venice. The Venetians had been using diplomatic tactics to weaken Skanderbeg's influence and power: they had been trying to convince the Ottomans to launch an incursion into Albania. The Ottomans, who had been besieging Svetigrad, could not peel away their forces to fight in the Albanian interior: Svetigrad blocked their way and Skanderbeg's army was camped nearby. Once the fortress had fallen, however, they could afford to send troops into Albania. Prelude and the battle Mustafa, after gathering his army, invaded Albania through upper Dibra Dibra is an Albanian surname. Notable people with the surnam ...
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