League of Lezhë (Military Occupation)
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Territories militarly occupied by the League of Lezhë.
Establishment
January 1448: In December 1447 after leaving a protective force of three to four thousand men under Vrana Konti to guard the frontier in the event of an Ottoman incursion, Skanderbeg turned towards Dagnum with a force of 14,000 men. Initially offering the garrison at Dagnum the opportunity to surrender, he promptly besieged the fortress upon rejection.
July 1448: Skanderbeg crossed the Drin River with 10,000 troops to defend the territory from Ottoman invasion.
September 1448: Skanderbeg retreated from the Drin River area to fight off an Ottoman invasion.
September 1448: Skanderbeg retreated from the Drin River area.
September 1448: Balsha falls to the Venetians.
Chronology
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Was a war between the Albanian League of Lezhë and the Republic of Venice.
Wars during the rule of Mehmed II in the Ottoman Sultanate.
January 1469: After the death of Skanderbeg, the renowned Albanian military leader, in 1468, the Ottoman Empire was able to easily conquer and subdue the entire territory of Albania, with the exception of the region of Kruje and Venetian Albania.
Disestablishment
January 1469: After the death of Skanderbeg, the renowned Albanian military leader, in 1468, the Ottoman Empire was able to easily conquer and subdue the entire territory of Albania, with the exception of the region of Kruje and Venetian Albania.
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