Battle of Carraleva Pass

Battle of Carraleva Pass
Part of Albanian revolt of 1910
Date8 May - 11 May 1910
Location
Carraleva Pass, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Result Initial Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Albanian rebels  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Isa Boletini
Idriz Seferi[1]		 Shevket Turgut Pasha
Strength
8,000 20,000
Casualties and losses
heavy heavy

The Battle of Carraleva Pass (Albanian: Beteja e Carralevës) was a battle between Albanian rebels and Ottoman forces during the Albanian revolt of 1910. Shevket Turgut Pasha launched an attack against Albanian rebels who were blocking the Carraleva Pass. After three days of fighting, the Albanian rebels repelled the Ottoman army. After the initial battle, the Ottoman army, aided by local Serbs who knew a shortcut over the mountains,[2][3] nearly encircled the Albanian rebels in Carraleva. Although the rebels managed to escape, many were killed, imprisoned, or interned.[4]

  1. ^ Malcolm 1998.
  2. ^ Frashëri 1984, pp. 440–441
  3. ^ Malcolm 1998, p. 241
  4. ^ Dauti, Daut (2023-09-21). Britain, the Albanian National Question and the Fall of the Ottoman Empire, 1876-1914. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-34955-1.