TIRANA, April 30 – April 30, 1910 remains recorded in history as the day of a major confrontation between Albanian insurgents and Ottoman forces in Kaçanik Gorge.
Idriz Seferi, one of the best-known leaders of the Albanian uprisings, chooses Kaçanik Gorge as a strategic position to stop the advancing Ottoman army in Kosova. The battle takes place during the broader Albanian uprising of that year, when resistance against the Ottoman Empire intensifies.
Seferi gathers around 4,000 Albanian fighters. Ottoman forces deploy about 16,000 soldiers with heavy artillery under Shefqet Turgut Pasha. The fighting lasts two days, on 30 April and 1 May, with intense clashes in the gorge.
Despite the numerical superiority of the Ottoman army, Albanian forces fight with determination and inflict significant losses. When they can no longer sustain the pressure, the insurgents withdraw.
They continue resistance through guerrilla warfare in Karadak, Gjilan, and Presheva until 6 May.
Both sides suffer heavy losses. The Battle of Kaçanik Gorge remains a symbol of Albanian sacrifice and resistance.
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