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Siege of Shkodra (1474) 1474

Siege of Shkodra (1474): 87. Antonio Loredano che agli affamati abitanti di Scutari offre le sue carni in cibo, perche si difendino, Luglio 1474
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate. Wikidata lists more than one location for this battle; the first is shown.

Key facts

Year1474Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationAlbaniaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictFirst Ottoman–Venetian WarWikidata P361
ParticipantsOttoman Empire, Principality of Zeta, Republic of VeniceWikidata P710
Coordinates42.0465, 19.4935Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Shkodra (Albanian: Rrethimi i Shkodrës) of 1474 was an Ottoman attack upon Venetian-controlled Shkodra (Venetian: Scutari) in Albania Veneta during the First Ottoman-Venetian War (1463–79). It is not to be confused with the siege of Shkodra of 1478–79.

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Location

42.0465, 19.4935 · Albania

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