SKANDERBEG vs MEHMED The CONQUEROR - Duel of Cunning

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Published on December 6, 2024 5:00:28 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJyhjXFhN6g

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I'll tell you the background and strategies of the Battle of Albulena in 1457, the greatest victory of the Albanian leader Gjergj Kastrioti, known as Scanderbeg, over the Ottoman army.

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Sources and insights:
Babinger F., Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time, 1978
Frashëri K., Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu: jeta dhe vepra (1405-1468), 2002
Hodgkinson H., Scanderbeg: From Ottoman Captive to Albanian Hero, 1999
Stylian Noli F., George Castrioti Scanderbeg (1405-1468), 1947

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00.45 Skanderbeg's Albania
06:28 The successes of Mehmed II
10.49 Skanderbeg's strategy
16.15 1457: The Battle of Albulena
20.28 The fate of Albania

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Background music:

"Battlefield" and "Blacksmith" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
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"Desert Caravan" by Aaron Kenny