Siege of Berat (1455)

Siege of Berat; Rrethimi i Beratit
	Part of the Albanian–Ottoman Wars (1432–1479)
	; Map of Berat Castle
Date	July 1455
Location	Berat, Ottoman Empire (present-day Albania)
Result	Ottoman victory; Moisi Arianit Golemi deserted to the Ottomans;
Belligerents
League of Lezhë ; Crown of Aragon	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Gjergj Arianit Komneni; Karl Muzakë Thopia †; Vrana Konti ;	Isak bey Evrenuz
Strength
14,000 men	20,000 men in the relief force
Casualties and losses
Roughly 6,000 killed,; 80 prisoners	Unknown

The siege of Berat (Albanian: Rrethimi i Beratit) took place in July 1455 when the Albanian army of Skanderbeg attempted to capture the fortress in the Albanian city of Berat, which was held by Ottoman forces. The attempt resulted in a failure when an Ottoman relief army arrived and routed the besieging forces.^[5]^[4]^[2]^[6]^[7]

^ Matkovski, Aleksandar (1983). Otporot vo Makedonija vo vremeto na turskoto vladeenje: Buni i vostanija. Misla. p. 88. Овој голем пораз бил придружен и со предавството на Мојсеј Големи, кој поминал на страната на Турците.
^ ^a ^b von Pastor, Ludwig (1891). The History of the Popes: From the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the Secret Archives of the Vatican and Other Original Sources. K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited. p. 431. In the end of June, 1455, when with fourteen thousand men he attempted an attack on Berat, he was beaten by the superior Turkish forces, but his mountain home, with its raging rivers and torrents, easily placed him beyond the reach of his enemies.
^ ^a ^b Demetrio Franco p. 318.
^ ^a ^b Stojčev, Vanče (2004). Military History of Macedonia. ISBN 978-9989-134-05-0. But in 1455, Skanderbeg's army was defeated at Berat and lost about 6,000 soldiers
^ Fischer, Bernd J. (29 September 2022). A Concise History of Albania. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-009-25490-8. In 1455, Skanderbeg and a Neapolitan expeditionary corps were routed at the gates of Berat in south-central Albania.
^ Sarrocchi, Margherita (November 2007). Scanderbeide: The Heroic Deeds of George Scanderbeg, King of Epirus. University of Chicago Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-226-73506-1. Gjergj Arjanit Komneni, who became Scanderbeg's father-in-law in 1451 and, after signing a treaty with King Alfonso of Naples, attempted to chase the Turks out of Epirus but lost a decisive battle near Berat
^ Scanderbeg: From Ottoman Captive to Albanian Hero by Harry Hodgkinson, page 134

[1] Matkovski, Aleksandar (1983). Otporot vo Makedonija vo vremeto na turskoto vladeenje: Buni i vostanija. Misla. p. 88. Овој голем пораз бил придружен и со предавството на Мојсеј Големи, кој поминал на страната на Турците.

[a3-2] von Pastor, Ludwig (1891). The History of the Popes: From the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the Secret Archives of the Vatican and Other Original Sources. K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited. p. 431. In the end of June, 1455, when with fourteen thousand men he attempted an attack on Berat, he was beaten by the superior Turkish forces, but his mountain home, with its raging rivers and torrents, easily placed him beyond the reach of his enemies.

[Franco-3] Demetrio Franco p. 318.

[a2-4] Stojčev, Vanče (2004). Military History of Macedonia. ISBN 978-9989-134-05-0. But in 1455, Skanderbeg's army was defeated at Berat and lost about 6,000 soldiers

[a1-5] Fischer, Bernd J. (29 September 2022). A Concise History of Albania. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-009-25490-8. In 1455, Skanderbeg and a Neapolitan expeditionary corps were routed at the gates of Berat in south-central Albania.

[a4-6] Sarrocchi, Margherita (November 2007). Scanderbeide: The Heroic Deeds of George Scanderbeg, King of Epirus. University of Chicago Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-226-73506-1. Gjergj Arjanit Komneni, who became Scanderbeg's father-in-law in 1451 and, after signing a treaty with King Alfonso of Naples, attempted to chase the Turks out of Epirus but lost a decisive battle near Berat

[7] Scanderbeg: From Ottoman Captive to Albanian Hero by Harry Hodgkinson, page 134

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