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result, a fresh
Ottoman assault began. Meanwhile, Murad sent an envoy trying to convince Skanderbeg to capitulate by offering 10,000 crowns annually. Skanderbeg also refused replying: "Nay if Murad did divide with me and make me co-partner with all his empire, I would never suffer the name of Albania to be stained and blemished with this blot of disgrace and infamy." The assault continued, and the Albanian positions seemed desperate. On October 14, Skanderbeg offered Krujë to the Venetians, threatening to capitulate the fortress to the Turks if they did not accept it. After Murad lifted the siege on October 26, because of the arriving winter, the Venetians replied to Skanderbeg's offer rejecting it and offered to help Skanderbeg to harmonize his relationship with Ottomans.
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scouting patrol towards the surrounding mountains to watch for an attack. Skanderbeg still managed to lead, at dusk, a raid on the
Turkish encampment, killing several hundred men, capturing and destroying Turkish supplies, and almost losing his own life. When Skanderbeg returned to his men, his "shield was so battered that its shape was scarce to be discerned." The raid cost Skanderbeg ten dead and even more wounded. The assault continued, however, with the guns sounding from time to time. The defenders were not facing great difficulty, however. Sixty of them sallied forth to do whatever damage they could, and those at the walls repelled all attempts to enter. The main weight of the attack had come from the Tirana side, where the Turkish losses had been heavy.
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400 pounds and another 200 pounds. Despite the firepower, the
Turkish firing positions were at a disadvantage, since Krujë "was almost part of the mountain which it had been built." The cannons could fire two or three times a day and were not accurate. Two large and four smaller guns were placed on the
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feigned an attack with about 500 horsemen: the alarm was given, and the Turks prepared for his attack. Meanwhile, Skanderbeg and his forces moved around the camp and broke in where least expected. Before an organized counterattack could be made, Skanderbeg retreated from the camp. The attacks made by
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According to legend, one night during the siege, Skanderbeg sent out a herd of goats with a candle on each of the goats' horns. The encamped Turks believed it to be an
Albanian attack and made a movement against the herd. When the Turks advanced far enough, Skanderbeg launched an attack against the
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raised a couple thousand more, and the force was split between the three, making attacks on the
Turkish camp easier. Skanderbeg began to move towards the camp as the Turks had assembled 8,000 men, which began to move towards him. Skanderbeg slowly retired while Moisi and Tanush broke into the camp.
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After Vrana had returned to the castle, a pasha was chosen to have a conference with Vrana, bringing him many rich presents. The pasha tried to convince the count that Murad would be a more suitable master than
Skanderbeg was and that the siege was almost over, but Vrana refused to surrender. As a
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Murad reached Krujë on May 14 with approximately 100,000 of his best soldiers (60,000 of which was cavalry). Murad proposed to Vrana that he should hand over the fortress, but Vrana refused. After receiving the refusal, Murad set his army to cast ten cannons, one of which could fire rocks weighing
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between 1448 and 1450. Nevertheless, Skanderbeg's exhortations and the support of the clergy, who claimed to have had visions of angels and victory, motivated the
Albanians to defend the capital of the League, Krujë, at all costs. After leaving a protective garrison of 4,000 men under his trusted
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Murad fired on Krujë for four days until a breach was finally made. The Sultan believed that he had the advantage and ordered his troops through the walls. The garrison managed to push the assault back, thus gaining time to repair the walls. Murad, fearing a counterattack from
Skanderbeg, sent a
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Germans. 2,000 of these were infantry and 6,000 were cavalry. Skanderbeg found Mount Tumenishta (now known as Mount Skënderbeu) to be a suitable position from which to attack the
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in 1451. Murad began to retire from
Albania out of fear of losing even more men from the Albanian winter, However, the retreat itself caused the loss of thousands of Ottoman troops due to attacks from local Albanian militias. Skanderbeg was at the end of his resources. He traveled to
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The Turkish force sent against Skanderbeg was lured towards the foothills, and the next morning (July 25), they were surrounded and completely destroyed. The next day, Skanderbeg was seen above the rocks of Krujë, in conference with Vrana Konti, surprising Murad.
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from the Turks forced them to call off the assault. The Ottomans then attempted to mine the fortress but could not succeed since the fortress had been built on rock. Since the food supplies were beginning to run out, the Turks received provisions from
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Skanderbeg caused the Turks to aim some of their cannons towards the expected guerrilla forces instead of the fortress. A large force of Turkish cavalry was sent out, which Skanderbeg followed up to the mouth of the
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force, destroying it. After the siege was lifted, Skanderbeg commemorated his victory by designing a helmet with the head of a goat on it, as a reference to his "ingenious tactics" used that night.
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1787:. Vol. VI. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
1652:Scanderbeg: From Ottoman Captive to Albanian Hero
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2711:
2706:
2701:
2696:
2695:
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2684:
2683:
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2680:Western Thrace
2677:
2672:
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2652:
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2060:
2055:
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2020:
2015:
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1989:
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1982:
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1969:
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1860:
1859:
1856:
1854:
1853:
1846:
1839:
1831:
1824:
1823:
1817:
1803:Kadare, Ismail
1799:
1793:
1775:
1765:Gibbon, Edward
1761:
1755:
1747:Manheim, Ralph
1733:
1727:
1712:
1706:
1691:
1685:
1667:
1661:
1643:
1637:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1609:
1608:
1597:
1581:
1569:
1565:Francione 2006
1557:
1542:
1526:
1522:Francione 2006
1514:
1502:
1487:
1483:Francione 2006
1472:
1468:Francione 2006
1460:
1445:
1433:
1421:
1406:
1394:
1382:
1365:
1361:Francione 2006
1353:
1349:Francione 2006
1341:
1337:Francione 2006
1329:
1325:Francione 2006
1317:
1313:Francione 2006
1305:
1293:
1281:
1277:Francione 2006
1269:
1265:Francione 2006
1257:
1238:
1226:
1205:
1201:Francione 2006
1184:
1166:
1162:Francione 2006
1149:
1137:
1120:
1108:
1104:Francione 2006
1089:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1044:
1041:
983:on display in
973:
970:
964:
961:
919:
916:
910:
907:
904:during a siege
893:
890:
880:
877:
840:
837:
827:handing him a
819:
816:
814:
811:
807:Gjergj Arianit
772:
769:
765:
764:
757:
754:
753:
751:
750:
742:
734:
726:
709:
708:
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664:
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628:
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585:
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569:
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210:
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207:Ottoman Empire
204:
198:
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185:
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96:
29:Siege of Krujë
24:
14:
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6:
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2608:
2607:Grand Viziers
2605:
2603:
2600:
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2104:
2102:Congregations
2100:
2094:
2091:
2089:
2086:
2084:
2081:
2079:
2076:
2074:
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2066:
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1634:
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1618:
1613:
1606:
1601:
1598:
1594:
1593:Naim Frashëri
1590:
1585:
1582:
1579:, p. 102
1578:
1573:
1570:
1566:
1561:
1558:
1554:
1549:
1547:
1543:
1539:
1538:Marin Barleti
1535:
1530:
1527:
1523:
1518:
1515:
1512:, p. 114
1511:
1506:
1503:
1500:, p. 113
1499:
1494:
1492:
1488:
1484:
1479:
1477:
1473:
1469:
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1458:, p. 112
1457:
1452:
1450:
1446:
1443:, p. 111
1442:
1437:
1434:
1431:, p. 110
1430:
1425:
1422:
1419:, p. 465
1418:
1413:
1411:
1407:
1404:, p. 108
1403:
1398:
1395:
1391:
1390:Babinger 1978
1386:
1383:
1380:, p. 101
1379:
1374:
1372:
1370:
1366:
1362:
1357:
1354:
1350:
1345:
1342:
1338:
1333:
1330:
1326:
1321:
1318:
1314:
1309:
1306:
1303:, p. 102
1302:
1297:
1294:
1290:
1285:
1282:
1278:
1273:
1270:
1266:
1261:
1258:
1253:
1248:, p. 548
1247:
1242:
1239:
1236:, p. 112
1235:
1230:
1227:
1224:, p. 109
1223:
1218:
1216:
1214:
1212:
1210:
1206:
1202:
1197:
1195:
1193:
1191:
1189:
1185:
1181:
1177:
1170:
1167:
1163:
1158:
1156:
1154:
1150:
1147:, p. 100
1146:
1141:
1138:
1135:, p. 107
1134:
1129:
1127:
1125:
1121:
1118:, p. 115
1117:
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1109:
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1100:
1098:
1096:
1094:
1090:
1086:
1081:
1078:
1071:
1069:
1067:
1066:Ismail Kadare
1063:
1062:
1057:
1053:
1049:
1048:Naim Frashëri
1042:
1040:
1036:
1034:
1030:
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1002:
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992:Marin Barleti
986:
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969:
962:
960:
957:
956:Tanush Thopia
953:
948:
947:friendly fire
943:
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915:
908:
903:
898:
891:
889:
887:
878:
874:
869:
865:
863:
859:
855:
851:
847:
838:
836:
834:
830:
829:flaming sword
826:
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792:
788:
784:
778:
770:
762:
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486:
481:
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470:
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462:
461:
460:
456:
455:
445:
442:
437:
436:Muzaka Revolt
434:
429:
426:
421:
420:Kastrioti War
418:
413:
410:
405:
402:
397:
394:
389:
386:
381:
378:
373:
370:
365:
362:
357:
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330:
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323:
318:
316:
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293:
292:
291:
288:
287:
282:
278:10–30 cannons
277:
274:
271:
270:
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262:
261:
260:
259:
254:
248:
247:Prince Mehmed
245:
243:
242:
238:
237:
235:
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82:
78:
74:
69:
65:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
30:
19:
2602:20th century
2597:19th century
2592:18th century
2587:17th century
2582:16th century
2577:15th century
2537:Islamization
2295:Mësonjëtorja
2283:Bashi-Bazouk
2244:Other events
2187:
1972:Morea revolt
1864:
1807:
1783:
1769:
1741:
1717:
1696:
1675:
1651:
1628:
1623:
1600:
1588:
1584:
1572:
1567:, p. 93
1560:
1555:, p. 90
1553:Housley 1992
1533:
1529:
1524:, p. 92
1517:
1505:
1485:, p. 90
1470:, p. 91
1463:
1436:
1424:
1397:
1392:, p. 60
1385:
1363:, p. 86
1356:
1351:, p. 85
1344:
1332:
1327:, p. 81
1320:
1315:, p. 80
1308:
1296:
1291:, p. 95
1284:
1279:, p. 77
1272:
1267:, p. 94
1260:
1246:Jacques 2006
1241:
1229:
1203:, p. 89
1179:
1169:
1164:, p. 87
1140:
1111:
1106:, p. 88
1087:, p. 57
1080:
1059:
1046:
1037:
989:
966:
944:
931:
918:Second phase
912:
882:
842:
833:Christianity
821:
780:
758:
711:
710:
687:Venetian War
676:
675:
674:
511:
452:
451:
396:Zenevisi War
344:
239:
221:
196:Belligerents
140:Part of the
99:
35:
33:
2626:Communities
2300:Nationalism
2261:Balkan Wars
2149:Manastir II
1605:Kadare 2010
1577:Setton 1978
1417:Gibbon 1957
1378:Setton 1978
1145:Setton 1978
963:Final phase
940:Ishëm River
909:First phase
902:Janissaries
873:Fushë-Krujë
846:Vrana Konti
803:Gjirokastër
787:Demir Hisar
715:(1468–1479)
681:(1447–1462)
458:(1443–1468)
351:(1385–1443)
229:Vrana Konti
121: /
73:Vrana Konti
71:lieutenant
2751:Categories
2542:Bektashism
2352:Rum Millet
2144:Manastir I
1866:Background
1085:Calic 2019
1072:References
825:St. George
795:Bulgarians
412:Muzaka War
275:10 cannons
223:Skanderbeg
77:Kont Urani
60:Skanderbeg
2692:Arbëreshë
2675:Souliotes
2665:Arvanites
2483:Vilayets
2407:Pashaliks
2385:Geography
2367:Stratioti
2340:Kastrioti
2335:Dukagjini
2288:Devshirme
2278:Janissary
2256:Armatoles
2235:Svetigrad
2063:Oranik II
2023:Martinići
1881:Rebellion
1808:The Siege
1061:The Siege
1025:Alfonso V
972:Aftermath
858:Frenchmen
791:Albanians
748:(1478–79)
740:(1477–78)
724:(1473–79)
706:(1460–62)
698:(1456–57)
690:(1447–48)
662:(1466–67)
496:Svetigrad
464:Svetigrad
439:(1437–38)
431:(1432–36)
423:(1428–30)
415:(1415–17)
399:(1414–18)
178:, Albania
92:Mehmed II
64:Svetigrad
58:, led by
48:Mehmed II
2736:Category
2648:Arbanasi
2638:Bulgaria
2554:Nobility
2502:Manastir
2467:Monastir
2462:Ioannina
2428:Sanjaks
2395:Ioannina
2391:Eyalets
2214:Shkodër
2119:Dukagjin
2083:Torvioll
2058:Oranik I
2038:Mokra II
1993:Albulena
1805:(2010).
1781:(1992).
1767:(1957).
1673:(1978).
1649:(1999).
1021:Burgundy
900:Ottoman
854:Italians
783:Murad II
564:Albulena
472:Torvioll
256:Strength
241:Murad II
171:Location
84:Murad II
44:Murad II
2714:Ukraine
2699:Romania
2643:Croatia
2525:Culture
2518:Society
2507:Scutari
2487:Albania
2477:Scutari
2452:Elbasan
2442:Delvina
2432:Albania
2417:Scutari
2400:Rumelia
2305:Albania
2169:Prizren
2164:Preveza
2129:Frashër
2124:Elbasan
2068:Otonetë
2048:Novšiće
2033:Mokra I
1986:Battles
1874:History
1614:Sources
1017:Hungary
850:Germans
813:Prelude
745:Shkodra
729:Shkodra
650:Kashari
524:Modrica
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