Battle of Mashkullorë

The Battle of Mashkullorë (March 18, 1908) (Albanian: Beteja e Mashkullorës), was one of the most important battles of Çerçiz Topulli against the Turkish occupation[7][8][9][10][2]

Battle of Mashkullorë
Part of the Albanian Revolt

Çerçiz Topulli with his Albanian rebels
DateMarch 19, 1908
Location
Mashkullorë, Albania
Result Albanian victory[1]
Belligerents
Albanian rebels Ottoman Gendarmerie
Commanders and leaders
Çerçiz Topulli
Mihal Grameno		 Binbashi Halil Musa Bey[2]
Strength
5 Albanian rebels 1000 troops were stationed(150-200 soldiers practiced in combat)[3][4][5]
Casualties and losses
2 wounded, one of them Çerçiz Topulli 20 killed[6]

Background

On February 25, 1908, Çerçiz Topulli and his Albanian rebel group assassinated the Ottoman binbashi of Gjirokastër.[4] After the assassination of the Ottoman binbashi, Çerçiz Topulli and his Albanian rebels fled to Mashkullorë

Armed resistance in Mashkullorë
See also: Çerçiz Topulli armed resistance

On March 18, the Albanian rebels and Çerçiz Topulli were surrounded by Ottoman forces.[11][12] The Ottoman forces had over 150 soldiers[13] and the Albanian rebels were outnumbered, nevertheless, Çerçiz Topulli was able to fight the soldiers, and emerge victorious.[11][14] The Albanian rebel group of the detachment faced for a whole day the relentless attacks of the Turkish forces and were able to break the siege. The Turkish forces lost 20 soldiers including their general.[15] The Albanian rebels, on the other hand, did not lose any soldiers, but Çerçiz Topulli and Myftar Axhemi were wounded.

References
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  2. "Lufta e Mashkullorës, beteja e Çerçiz Topullit kundër forcave osmane". www.syri.net. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
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  8. Skendi, Stavro (2015). Albanian National Awakening. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-4776-1. OCLC 927972580.
  9. Central Intelligence Agency, United States (1962). Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts. Ohio State University: Ohio State University. pp. 54–55.
  10. Language School (U.S.), Army (1955). 12-month Course in Albanian. University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign: Albanian Language Department, Army Language School.
  11. Tönnes, Bernhard (1980). Sonderfall Albanien : Enver Hoxhas "eigener Weg" u.d. historischen Ursprünge seiner Ideologie. München: Oldenbourg. ISBN 3-486-50321-9. OCLC 7112518.
  12. Kacori, Thoma (1979). A handbook of Albanian (in English and Albanian). University of Michigan: Sofia University "Kliment Ohridski", Faculty of Slavonic Studies. p. 292.
  13. Elsie, Robert (2010). Historical dictionary of Albania. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7380-3. OCLC 659564122.
  14. Bibliotheca Historica Romaniae (in English, French, and Romanian). University of Michigan: Publishing House of the Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania. 1979.
  15. Frashëri, Kristo (1964). The History of Albania. University of Virginia: na. p. 343.
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