Battle of Oranik (1456)
The Second Battle of Oranik 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.
| Second Battle of Oranik | |||||||
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| Part of Albanian–Ottoman Wars (1432–1479) | |||||||
16th century engraving by Jost Amman | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Albanian rebels | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Skanderbeg | Moisi Arianit Golemi | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,000 men | Unknown but larger | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,000 dead | Unknown | ||||||
Location within North Macedonia | |||||||
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