Battle of Polog

Battle of Polog
Part of Albanian–Ottoman Wars (1432–1479)
16th century engraving by Jost Amman
Date 22 April 1453 Location Polog, near Tetovo, Ottoman Empire (modern day North Macedonia) Result Albanian victory
Belligerents
League of Lezhë	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Skanderbeg	Ibrahim Pasha †
Strength
Unknown	14,000
Casualties and losses
300[1]	3,000-10,000

The Battle of Polog was the result of an Albanian incursion into Ottoman territory. Aided by Alfonso the Magnanimous, the Albanian leader Skanderbeg made plans to recapture Svetigrad, which had been lost in 1448. His strategy involved launching an invasion of Macedonia to devastate the country surrounding Svetigrad and to lure the garrison into a trap. While implementing this, he was stopped in the fields of Polog near Tetovo by a force which was planning to invade Albania led by his old friend Ibrahim Pasha. The force was quickly destroyed and Skanderbeg's army proceeded its looting before returning to Debar.