Battle of Torvioll

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 Albanian nobleman 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, a confederation of Albanian princes united in war against the Ottoman Empire. Realising the threat, Murad II sent one of his most experienced generals, Ali Pasha, to crush the new state with a force of 25,000–40,000 men.

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1444  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, Ottoman Empire, League of Lezhë, 

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1444	Battle of Torvioll	Ottoman Empire, battle, League of Lezhë	Wikidata
commons	image		Torv		Commons