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The Battle of Slivova was a battle fought between the League of Prizren and the Ottoman Empire.
| Battle of Slivova | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| League of Prizren | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mic Sokoli † | Dervish Turgut Pasha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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3,000-4,000[1] [2] | 15,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 800 | 1,800 | ||||||
Battle
The battle was fought in 1881 near the village of Slivova in Kosovo. Dervish Pasha, who had come with the aim of breaking the Albanian League of Prizren and the Albanian insurgent forces in Kosovo, Dukagjini and the Gjakova Highlands, led by Sylejman Vokshi, commander of the League’s Forces, who had taken up positions in front of Ferizaj , in the villages of Slivovo and Koshare.[3] Isa Boletini also participated in this battle.[4]
On April 16, the Ottoman forces attacked in the direction of Slivova, but the Albanian forces withstood the attack and for 4 days and nights nailed them in front of the hills. A chronicler writes: “Their ambush and pressure (on the Albanians) became so sudden that, at the first moment, the Ottoman army was forced to withdraw. The attack on Albanians was repeated several times."[5]
On April 20, at 6.00, Dervish Pasha attacked on a large scale, targeting Slivova, Shtime, Carraleva Gorge, and then Prizren. About 15,000 Ottoman soldiers attacked in three directions. Although with little ammunition, thanks to their resilience, the Albanians stopped the advance of the enemy for many hours. But their situation worsened when Ottoman field artillery entered action.[6] Dervish Pasha ordered 6 cannons to be brought immediately to the hill near Slivova , which opened fire for more than an hour and a half. He did not hesitate to fire cannon even at the soldiers of one of his battalions (with Albanian nizams) who hesitated to attack, killing 50 of them.[5]
When he saw that the path of the League's men was being bombed, through which they attacked Dervish Pasha’s camp, Mic Sokoli performed a rare act of bravery: when he realised that he could not kill the men who operated the cannon alone, he put his chest on the cannon where he got a lot of wounds. The Ottomans got terrified when Mic Sokoli had started to push the cannon downhill, then they fired the ball from fear, where Mic Sokoli fell.[7]
- ^ "BETEJA E SHTIMJES DHE E SLIVOVËS".
- ^ "BETEJA E SLIVOVES 22 PRILL 1881".
- ^ "Beteja e Koshares, Slivovës e Shtimes e 20 dhe 21 prillit të vitit 1881 kundër forcave të gjeneralit turk, Dervish Pasha".
- ^ ISA BOLETINI NË LËVIZJEN KOMBËTARE SHQIPTARE. Prishtinë. 2015.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Onuzi, Sali. Beteja e Slivovës dhe e Shtimjes.
- ^ Interdisciplinary Journal Volume 5. Durrës: ALEKSANDËR MOISIU UNIVERSITY. 2018. p. 102.
- ^ Asani, Sara (2019). LIDHJA SHQIPTARE E PRIZRENIT. Skopje. p. 19.
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