Battle of Oranik (1456)

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Second Battle of Oranik Beteja e Dytë e Oranikut
Part of Albanian–Ottoman Wars (1432–1479)
16th century engraving by Jost Amman
Date 18 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
class=notpageimage| 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.