Battle of Oranik (1456)

Second Battle of Oranik
Beteja e Dytë e Oranikut
Part of Albanian–Ottoman Wars (1432–1479)
Battle of Oronichea
16th century engraving by Jost Amman
Date18 May 1456[1]
Location
Plains of Oranik (Debar in modern day Macedonia)
41°31′N 20°32′E / 41.517°N 20.533°E / 41.517; 20.533
Result Albanian victory
Belligerents
Albanian rebels Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Skanderbeg Moisi Arianit Golemi
Strength
10,000 men[1] Unknown but larger[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
1,000 dead[1] Unknown
Battle of Oranik (1456) is located in North Macedonia
Battle of Oranik (1456)
Location within North Macedonia

The Second Battle of Oranik (Albanian: Beteja e Dytë e Oranikut) took place during the spring of 1456 in the plains of Oranik (Debar in modern-day Macedonia). Moisi Arianit Golemi, lord of Debar, and one of Skanderbeg's officers, deserted to the Ottomans following the defeat at Berat in 1455. Golemi set off from Adrianople with an army to capture Albania but was swiftly defeated by Skanderbeg's smaller forces.

  1. ^ a b c Scanderbeg: A modern Hero by Gennaro Francione, page 125