The Second Siege of Krujë by the Ottoman Empire took place in 1466 at Krujë in Albania. After sending several expeditions into Albania without success, Mehmed II led an army of 150,000 to attempt squash the Albanian resistance by taking Krujë. Part of the army set itself to the siege of Krujë while the rest was sent on expeditions to defeat the Albanians who had taken their positions in the mountains and to destroy everything of economic value including the massacring of civilians.

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  • 1466-06-01 00:00:00 (xsd:date)
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  • Albanian victory; Ottoman army retreats from Albania
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  • 150,000 until August; 80,000 left under Ballaban
  • 4,400 garrisoned under Tanush Thopia, 8,000 outside the fortress under Skanderbeg
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  • Unknown
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  • 40px Ottoman Empire
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  • 1466-06-01 00:00:00 (xsd:date)
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  • Albanian victory; Ottoman army retreats from Albania
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  • 150,000 until August; 80,000 left under Ballaban
  • 4,400 garrisoned under Tanush Thopia, 8,000 outside the fortress under Skanderbeg
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  • The Second Siege of Krujë by the Ottoman Empire took place in 1466 at Krujë in Albania. After sending several expeditions into Albania without success, Mehmed II led an army of 150,000 to attempt squash the Albanian resistance by taking Krujë. Part of the army set itself to the siege of Krujë while the rest was sent on expeditions to defeat the Albanians who had taken their positions in the mountains and to destroy everything of economic value including the massacring of civilians. To defend Krujë, Skanderbeg left a garrison of 4,400 in Ktujë while he led a force of 8,000 men outside the city to lead guerrilla attacks against the Ottoman army. Mehmed attempted to negotiate with the garrison but the Albanians responded by firing on the Turks. The sultan was set to the task of melting the metal needed to make cannonballs to fire on the Albanian positions. Mehmed personally commanded the siege for two months until August where he left 80,000 men under Ballaban Badera while he set the rest of his forces to the task of rebuilding the castle of Elbasan. After the rebuilding was complete, Mehmed and his part of the army retreated from Albania, leaving Ballaban alone. Ballaban raised his camp to the hills on the southwestern side of Krujë, whereas in the surrounding mountains, he placed a detachment to guard against any outside movements. The rest of the army was placed around the fortress, surrounding it. Skanderbeg assaulted the positions of the guard force Ballaban had left on the mountain of Krujë, quickly capturing it, giving him a good position over Krujë. Skanderbeg routed a force which had been sent against him. the Ottoman army had been left in a desperate position as its lines of supplies were cut and was attacked by Skanderbeg and counterattacked by the garrison of Krujë. In a battle that developed under the walls of Krujë, Barleti says that Ballaban was shot through the neck by an arqebus and soon died. The army, left without a commander, retreated towards the fields of Tirana and fought desperately to reach the road to Dibra with heavy losses.
  • Het Tweede Beleg van Krujë door het Ottomaanse leger vond plaats in 1466 in Krujë in Albanië. Na verschillende pogingen de Albanezen te verslaan, overigens zonder succes, probeerde Mehmet II met een leger van 150.000 soldaten het Albanese verzet te breken. Een deel van de manschappen moest het kasteel omsingelen, de overigen moesten de Albanese soldaten in de bergen verslaan. Om Krujë te verdedigen, liet Skanderbeg 4.400 manschappen in Krujë, terwijl 8.000 manschappen de Turken gingen aanvallen met guerrillataktieken tegen het Ottomaanse leger. Mehmet probeerde te onderhandelen, maar de Albanezen reageerden hierop door op de Turken te schieten. Mehmet leidde het leger twee maanden, maar ging toen met een deel van de soldaten weg om het kasteel van Elbasan te herbouwen. Hij liet de rest van de soldaten in handen van Ballaban Badera. Later keerde de sultan terug naar Turkije, en liet de rest van de soldaten ook over aan Ballaban Badera. Ballaban liet zijn kamp neerzetten in een dal, ten zuidwesten van Krujë en liet een deel van zijn leger patrouilleren in de bergen. Skanderbeg veroverde snel een berg waar hij goed uitzicht had over Krujë. Het Ottomaanse leger kon geen voorraden meer krijgen. Uiteindelijk werden ze naar de muren van het kasteel gedreven, waar Ballaban stierf doordat hij beschoten werd met een haakbuis. Uiteindelijk wist een klein deel van het Turkse leger terug te keren naar Turks grondgebied.
  • Andra slaget vid Kruja ägde rum år 1466 i Kruja mellan Osmanska riket och Albanien. Sultan Mehmet II ledde en armé mot Albanien i riktning mot dåvarande huvudstad Kruja, och som sin far Murad II sexton år tidigare i första slaget vid Kruja upplevde ett nederlag.
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  • Second siege of Krujë
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  • Began in June, 1466
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  • Albanian victory; Ottoman army retreats from Albania
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  • 150,000 until August; 80,000 left under Ballaban
  • 4,400 garrisoned under Tanush Thopia, 8,000 outside the fortress under Skanderbeg
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  • The Second Siege of Krujë by the Ottoman Empire took place in 1466 at Krujë in Albania. After sending several expeditions into Albania without success, Mehmed II led an army of 150,000 to attempt squash the Albanian resistance by taking Krujë. Part of the army set itself to the siege of Krujë while the rest was sent on expeditions to defeat the Albanians who had taken their positions in the mountains and to destroy everything of economic value including the massacring of civilians.
  • Het Tweede Beleg van Krujë door het Ottomaanse leger vond plaats in 1466 in Krujë in Albanië. Na verschillende pogingen de Albanezen te verslaan, overigens zonder succes, probeerde Mehmet II met een leger van 150.000 soldaten het Albanese verzet te breken. Een deel van de manschappen moest het kasteel omsingelen, de overigen moesten de Albanese soldaten in de bergen verslaan.
  • Andra slaget vid Kruja ägde rum år 1466 i Kruja mellan Osmanska riket och Albanien. Sultan Mehmet II ledde en armé mot Albanien i riktning mot dåvarande huvudstad Kruja, och som sin far Murad II sexton år tidigare i första slaget vid Kruja upplevde ett nederlag.
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  • Siege of Krujë (1466)
  • Beleg van Krujë (1466)
  • Andra slaget vid Kruja
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