Mic Sokoli

Mic Sokoli
Born1839 (1839)
Fang, Bujan, Tropojë, Scutari vilayet, Ottoman Empire
(modern Albanian)
Died20 April 1881(1881-04-20) (aged 41–42)
Battle of Slivova
Known forThrusting his body in front of an enemy cannon and raising morale
ParentSokol Rama (Father)
Awards Hero of the People

Mic Sokoli (1839 – 20 April 1881) was an Albanian guerrilla fighter from the Highlands of Gjakova.[1] He fought in the Battle of Nokshiq (near Grudë) against the Montenegrins, and was a notable fighter of the League of Prizren, having fought in Gjakova against Mehmet Ali Pasha. He is remembered by Albanians for an act of heroism in April 1881, in which he sacrificed himself by pressing his body against the mouth of an Ottoman cannon.[2][3]

  1. ^ Elsie, Robert (2013). A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781780764313.
  2. ^ Asani, Sara (2019). Këngët e Lidhjes Shqiptare të Prizrenit. Shkup: Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje. p. 18.
  3. ^ Elsie, Robert (2013). A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781780764313.