Capture of Üskup

Capture of Üskup
	Part of Albanian revolt of 1912
	; Albanian rebels entering Üsküp
Date	11–15 August 1912
Location	Üskup, Kosovo Vilayet, now North Macedonia
Result	Albanian victory Capture of Üskup by Albanian rebels; End of the Albanian revolt;
Belligerents
Albanian rebels	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Idriz Seferi; Isa Boletini; Bajram Curri	Mehmed V; Kara Said Pasha; Ibrahim Pasha
Units involved
10,000 Rebels under Idriz Seferi from: Karadak (Kumanovo, Preševo); ; 200-300 rebels under Isa Boletini and Bajram Curri from: Kosovo; North Albania; Pollog (Tetovo); Dibër; ;	Ottoman Garrison
Strength
500 (beginning); More than 30,000 after the capture	4,000

The Capture of Üskup marked a significant event during the Albanian revolt of 1912. Led by Idriz Seferi, Albanian rebels successfully seized Üskup from the Ottoman Authorities, which served as the capital of the Kosovo Vilayet at the time. This capture prompted the Young Turk government in Constantinople to accept the Albanian demands, chief among them being the establishment of an Autonomous Albanian vilayet. The event also played a vital role in the creation of the Albanian state.

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