Siege of Svetigrad

Quando

23 de mai. de 1448 – 9 de ago. de 1448

Tipo

Cerco

Coordenadas

41.45° N, 20.60° E

Description

1448 siege of the Ottoman wars in Europe

1448 Ottoman capture of Svetigrad

The siege of Svetigrad or Sfetigrad began on 14 May 1448 when an Ottoman army, led by Sultan Murad II, besieged the fortress of Svetigrad. After the many failed Ottoman expeditions into Albania against the League of Lezhë, a confederation of Albanian Principalities created in 1444 and headed by Skanderbeg, Murad II decided to march an army into Skanderbeg's dominions in order to capture the key Albanian fortress of S…

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