Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg - Brussels, BE
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Skanderbeg was an Albanian nobleman and military commander and is generally regarded as the national hero of the Albanians. He mainly gained fame as a fighter against the Ottoman Empire
Waymark Code: WM1594W
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date Posted: 11/12/2021
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Skanderberg has a long militray history against the Ottoman and Hungarian empires. Find below final part of his history:
"The Second Battle of Blackbird Field (1448), in which the sultan inflicted a second defeat on the Hungarians and in which Skanderbeg was again unable to participate due to Brankovic, paved the way for the Turks for a major offensive against Skanderbeg: finally an army struck of more than 100,000 soldiers led by the sultan himself in 1450 laid siege to Krujë, but Skanderbeg managed to repel the attack. Until his death in 1468 many battles would follow, which (except one) were invariably won by Skanderbeg and in which Krujë would also be besieged twice. He received little more than moral support from his Christian allies. The series was interrupted between 1461 and 1464 by a new peace treaty with the Turks, which earned him recognition as king of Albania."
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