What the records say
- When
- 23 Sep 1464 – 24 Sep 1464
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 41.12° N, 20.80° E
- Description
- Batlle 1464 between Albanian and Ottoman forces
Battle of Ohrid
1464 battle between Albanian-Venetian and Ottoman forces
The Battle of Ohrid took place on 14 or 15 September 1464 between Albanian ruler Skanderbeg's forces and Ottoman forces. A crusade against Sultan Mehmed II had been planned by Pope Pius II with Skanderbeg as one of its main leaders. The battle near Ohrid occurred as a result of an Albanian incursion into Ottoman territory.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “At the Battle of Ohrid in what is now North Macedonia, ends with the Albanian leader Skanderbeg and a supplementary force from the Venetian Republic”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Охриде”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page