Garrison of 27,000 to 35,000 infantry and 500 civilians 18,000 Location Krujë, Albania | Date 1478 | |
Combatants Ottoman Empire, Republic of Venice Results Decisive Ottoman Victory, Fall of Krujë Similar Siege of Berat, Albanian revolt of 1432–36, Siege of Svetigrad, Albanian–Venetian War, Battle of Ohrid | ||
The Fourth Siege of Krujë by the Ottoman Empire of Krujë in Albania occurred in 1478, ten years after the death of the Skanderbeg, and resulted in the town's capture after the failure of three prior sieges.
Demoralized and severely weakened by hunger and lack of supplies from the year-long siege, the Albanian defenders surrendered to Sultan Mehmed II, who had promised them they could leave unharmed in exchange. One of the important historical sources about this siege is the fourth volume of the Annali Veneti e del Mondo manuscript written by Stefano Magno.
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