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List of the main battles in the history of the Ottoman Empire are shown below. The life span of the empire was more than six centuries, and the maximum territorial extent, at the zenith of its power in the second half of the 16th century, stretched from central Europe to the Persian Gulf and from the Caspian Sea to North Africa.
The Battle of Albulena was significant for the southern resistance against the Ottoman Empire. Franz Babinger, a historian of the Ottoman Empire, describes the battle as Skanderbeg's most brilliant victory. [86] The battle of Albulena strengthened the morale of Skanderbeg's men who afterwards rarely, if at all, deserted his army as Hamza had. [87]
Ottoman forces are defeated in battle by the insurgents in July; Ottomans trick many rebels into withdrawing through a false ceasefire, and successfully capture Lezhë in order to relieve Shkodër; Ottomans carry out Albanian demands in order to calm the situation; 1836 Albanian Revolt of 1836 in South Albania: Ottoman Empire: Tosk Rebels Lab ...
Thessaly (second battle) Ottoman Empire (third and fourth battles) Defeat. Albanian and Aromanian forces are defeated in four battles against Epirote, Thessalian and Ottoman forces around Jannina. Albanian forces withdraw into the surrounding mountains. Peace lasts from 1391–1394. Venetian-Albanian War (1392) Princedom of Albania: Republic of ...
Failed landing at Kerch against Russian navy 1774 Failed landing at Kinburn against Russian army 1787 Defeat by Russian fleet near Yılan Island and naval skirmishes around Ochakov: 1788 Battles with Russian fleet at Tendra and Kerch: 1791 Battle with Russian fleet off Cape Kaliakra: 1791 Capture of Corfu from the French by joint Russian ...
The Ottoman Empire invaded Syria, but after suffering a defeat at the Battle of Nezib appeared on the verge of collapse. On 1 July, the Ottoman fleet sailed to Alexandria and surrendered to Muhammad Ali. Britain, Austria and other European nations, rushed to intervene and force Egypt into accepting a peace treaty.
Ottoman Albania was a period in Albanian history from the Ottoman conquest in the late 15th century to the Albanian declaration of Independence and official secession from the Ottoman Empire in 1912. The Ottomans first entered Albania in 1385 upon the invitation of the Albanian noble Karl Thopia to suppress the forces of the noble Balša II ...
Albanian leaders meeting in Prizren formed the League of Prizren to advocate a unified Albania under Ottoman suzerainty. 1879: The Society for Printing of Albanian Writings, composed of Roman Catholic, Muslim, and Eastern Orthodox Albanians, was founded in Constantinople. 1881: Ottoman forces crushed Albanian resistance fighters at Prizren.