Battle of Lumë

The Battle of Lumë, also referred by the Albanians as the Uprising of Lumë (Kryengritja e Lumës), was a series of clashes between the Albanian locals of the region of Lumë in Ottoman Albania against the invading Serbian army in 1912 during the First Balkan War period. As the Kingdom of Serbia sought to gain access to the Adriatic Sea, the Serbian army met significant resistance from Albanian militia in the Luma region, resulting in the defeat of the Serbian forces. In securing the central Adriatic coast in Albania, Albanian political figureheads were able to disembark in Durrës and proceed with their plans for the eventual Albanian Declaration of Independence.

Battle of Lumë
Part of First Balkan War
Date30 October – 6 December 1912
Location
Lumë region, northern Albania (then part of the Ottoman Empire)
42°04′14.37″N 20°26′46.75″E
Result Albanian victory
Belligerents
Albanian Irregulars Kingdom of Serbia
Commanders and leaders
  • Luma
    • Islam Spahia
    • Ramadan Zaskoci
    • Ejup Topojani
    • Ramadan Cejku
    • Hasan Bajraktari (Can Rexha)
    • Qazim Lika

Can Deci

  • Dibra
  • Baftjar Doda
    • Xhafer Doda
    • Selman Alia
    • Nazif Grazhdani
    • Elez Isufi
    • Dali Meçi
    • Sufë Xhelili
 Božidar Janković
Units involved
 Third Army of Serbia
Strength
1,000–3,000 from Luma
600 from lower Dibra
Unknown number from Gjakova highland
2 cannons		 21,800
Casualties and losses
Albanian claim: 109 Ottoman reports: 6 battalions, over 2,000 men
British reports: 8 battalions3 Serbian officers killed and around 720 Serbian soldiers captured
Thousands of Albanian civilians were massacred after the battle
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