Mehmed II's 1467 Albanian campaign
| Mehmed II's 1467 Albanian campaign Fushata shqiptare e vitit 1467 e Mehmetit II | |||||||||
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| Part of the Albanian–Ottoman Wars (1432–1479) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
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1,000 garrisoned in Krujë 1,000 infantry and 300 horsemen dispatched by Venice |
60,000 dispatched to northern Albania 12,000 dispatched to Durrës | ||||||||
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10,000 Albanian soldiers were killed in the Battle of Buzurshek Many civilian casualties and prisoners | Unknown | ||||||||
The 1467 Albanian campaign (Albanian: Fushata shqiptare e vitit 1467) by Mehmed II and the Ottoman Empire took place in the summer of 1467 in Albania. As a result of the campaign, the fortresses and regions of Albania were divided between Venice and the Ottomans. The Albanian resistance forces were destroyed and the rebellion collapsed. The rebel Albanian leaders continued their lives under Venetian rule.
The destruction of Ballaban Pasha's army and the siege of Elbasan during the previous siege of Krujë forced Mehmed II to attack Skanderbeg again in the summer of 1467, only 2 months after the latter's victory in the previous siege. He also sent troops to raid the Venetian possessions (especially Shkodër and Durrës, which was also besieged and bombarded for a short time) and keep them isolated. He then besieged Krujë for a few days, but upon realizing that a direct assault wasn't practical, he decided to retreat.