Atlas of Battles

country, 62 engagements

Battles in Albania

62 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Albania: 38 battles, 16 sieges, 5 naval actions and 3 campaigns between 358 BC and 1957. The wars with most engagements here: Greco-Italian War (7), Ottoman Wars in Europe (5), First Balkan War (4), World War II (4).

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Philip II's Illyrian CampaignsBattle of ScerdilaidasBattle of the Aoos RiverBattle of PhoeniceInvasions of EpidamnusBattle of ApolloniaBattle of LissusCapture of AntipatreiaBattle of the AousSiege of BassaniaSiege of OricumIllyrian coastal and Macedonian raidsBattle of DyrrhachiumSiege of DyrrhachiumBattle of DevolBattle of SasenoSiege of BeratStefan Milutin's invasion of Northern AlbaniaCapture of DurrësLiberation of KrujëSiege of KrujëSiege of BeratBattle of AlbulenaSiege of KrujëSiege of KrujëSiege of ShkodraSiege of KrujëSiege of ShkodraSiege of DurazzoFall of DurrësBattle of ValonaSiege of VlorëAction of 8 July 1716Siege of ButrintBattle of MuriqBattle of MashkullorëBattle of DeçiqBattle of LumëCapture of KorytsaBattle of DurazzoBattle of DurazzoBattle of DurrësBattle of Morava–IvanBattle of KorytsaBattle of HimaraCapture of Klisura PassBattle of TrebeshinaItalian Spring OffensiveBattle of Hill 731Battle of GoyBattle of Drashovica1957 United States Air Force incursion into Albanian airspaceBilishta Battle, 1903Battle in Grykë e VogëlSiege of PeliumBattle of DyrrhachiumBattle of DyrrhachiumBattle of SavraBattle of TorviollSiege of ScutariItalian invasion of AlbaniaWorld War II in the BalkansSiege of PeliumBattle of DyrrhachiumBattle of DyrrhachiumBattle of SavraBattle of TorviollSiege of ScutariItalian invasion of AlbaniaWorld War II in the BalkansThessalonikiSkopjeTarantoLecceLarissaBrindisiIoaninaKateriniKyustendilKerkira200 km40.908N, 20.133E
62 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

401 BC: 2 engagements301 BC: 6 engagements201 BC: 3 engagements101 BC: 2 engagements1 BC: 1 engagements1000: 2 engagements1100: 2 engagements1200: 3 engagements1300: 2 engagements1400: 10 engagements1500: 2 engagements1600: 2 engagements1700: 2 engagements1800: 1 engagements1900: 20 engagements20 in 1900401 BC1900
60 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 22 with pages

Contested ground 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
358 BCPhilip II's Illyrian CampaignsIllyriaExpansion of Macedonia under Philip II
335 BCSiege of PeliumPelionWars of Alexander the Great
301 BCBattle of ScerdilaidasIllyria
274 BCBattle of the Aoos RiverVjosa
230 BCBattle of PhoenicePhoeniceFirst Illyro-Roman War
229 BCInvasions of EpidamnusEpidamnosIllyro-Roman Wars
214 BCBattle of ApolloniaApolloniaFirst Macedonian War
212 BCBattle of LissusLissusFirst Macedonian War
200 BCCapture of AntipatreiaAntipatreiaSecond Macedonian War
198 BCBattle of the AousTepelenaSecond Macedonian War
168 BCSiege of BassaniaBassaniaThird Illyro-Roman War
48 BCSiege of OricumOricumCaesar's Civil War
10 July 48 BCBattle of DyrrhachiumDurrësCaesar's Civil War
AD 6Illyrian coastal and Macedonian raidsMacedoniaGreat Illyrian Revolt
January 1018Battle of DyrrhachiumAlbaniaByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
18 October 1081Battle of DyrrhachiumDurrësByzantine–Norman Wars
October 1107Siege of DyrrhachiumDurrësByzantine–Norman Wars
1108Battle of DevolDevol
14 August 1264Battle of SasenoSazan IslandWar of Saint Sabas
1280Siege of BeratBerat
1296Stefan Milutin's invasion of Northern AlbaniaNorth AlbaniaByzantine–Serbian Wars
1368Capture of DurrësDurrësAlbanian-Anjou Conflict
18 September 1385Battle of SavraLushnjëOttoman Wars in Europe
1443Liberation of KrujëKrujëSkanderbeg's rebellion
29 June 1444Battle of TorviollPlain of TorviollSkanderbeg's rebellion
14 May 1450Siege of KrujëKrujëSkanderbeg's rebellion
June 1455Siege of BeratBeratOttoman Wars in Europe
2 September 1457Battle of AlbulenaLaçOttoman Wars in Europe
1467Siege of KrujëKrujëOttoman Wars in Europe
23 April 1467Siege of KrujëKrujëOttoman Wars in Europe
March 1474Siege of ShkodraShkodërFirst Ottoman–Venetian War
1477Siege of KrujëKrujë
April 1478Siege of ShkodraShkodërFirst Ottoman–Venetian War
1501Siege of DurazzoDurrësSecond Ottoman–Venetian War
1501Fall of DurrësDurrësSecond Ottoman–Venetian War
1638Battle of ValonaBay of VlorëOttoman–Venetian Wars
1691Siege of VlorëVlorëMorean War
8 July 1716Action of 8 July 1716Straits of CorfuSeventh Ottoman–Venetian War
18 October 1798Siege of ButrintButrintWar of the Second Coalition
1861Battle of MuriqShkodërMontenegrin–Ottoman War of 1861–62
1908Battle of MashkullorëGjirokastërhistory of Albania
6 April 1911Battle of DeçiqDušićiMalissori uprising
28 October 1912Siege of ScutariShkodërFirst Balkan War
6 December 1912Battle of LumëFirst Balkan War
20 December 1912Capture of KorytsaKorçëFirst Balkan War
29 December 1915Battle of DurazzoAdriatic SeaWorld War I
2 October 1918Battle of DurazzoAdriatic SeaWorld War I
1939Italian invasion of AlbaniaAlbaniainterwar period
1939Battle of DurrësDurrësWorld War II
1940World War II in the BalkansAlbaniaWorld War II
14 November 1940Battle of Morava–IvanAlbaniaGreco-Italian War
1940Battle of KorytsaKorçëGreco-Italian War
1940Battle of HimaraHimarëGreco-Italian War
1941Capture of Klisura PassKëlcyrë GorgeGreco-Italian War
29 January 1941Battle of TrebeshinaMount TrebeshinëGreco-Italian War
1941Italian Spring OffensiveItalian protectorate of AlbaniaGreco-Italian War
24 March 1941Battle of Hill 731Greco-Italian War
1943Battle of GoyGjormWorld War II
14 September 1943Battle of DrashovicaAlbaniaWorld War II
19571957 United States Air Force incursion into Albanian airspaceRinasAlbania–United States relations
date unknownBilishta Battle, 1903Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising
date unknownBattle in Grykë e VogëlFirst Balkan War

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