Battle of Torvioll
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battle-of-torvioll-186-3248945
title:
Battle of Torvioll
text:
The Battle of Torvioll, also known as the Battle of Lower Dibra, was fought on 29 June 1444 on the Plain of Torvioll, in what is now Albania. Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg was an Ottoman Albanian general who decided to return to his homeland and take the reins of a new Albanian league against the Ottoman Empire. He and 300 other Albanians who fought in the Battle of Niš deserted the Ottoman Army and made their way to Krujë, which quickly fell due to subversion. He then formed the League of Lezhë,
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description:
1444 battle of the Ottoman–Albanian wars
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Torvioll
date created:
2008-09-19T01:34:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T10:59:00Z
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