Battle of Mokra (1445)

Battle of Mokra
Part of Albanian–Ottoman Wars (1432–1479)
DateOctober 10, 1445
Location
Result Albanian victory
Belligerents
League of Lezhë Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Skanderbeg Ottoman Empire Firuz Pasha 
Strength
3,500 men (2,000 cavalry, 1,500 infantry) 9,000-15,000 men[1][2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown

• 1,500 dead

• 1,000 captured

The Battle of Mokra took place on October 10, 1445 near mountain Mokra (today in Makedonski Brod, North Macedonia). It was an Ottoman retaliation to a message sent by Skanderbeg to Murad II. The Albanian forces under Skanderbeg defeated the Ottoman forces under Firuz Pasha. It was the second major Albanian victory over the Ottoman Empire.

  1. ^ Scanderbeg: From Ottoman Captive to Albanian Hero by Harry Hodgkinson, pg. 81
  2. ^ Tibbetts, J. (2016). 50 Great Military Leaders of All Time. VIJ Books (India) PVT Limited. p. 815. ISBN 978-93-86834-19-5.

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