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*Esau is released after a large ransom is paid in 1400, ending the war.
*Esau is released after a large ransom is paid in 1400, ending the war.
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|Greek revolt of Ioannina<ref name=Fine>{{Citation | first = John Van Antwerp | last = Fine | title = The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest | publisher = University of Michigan Press | year = 1994 | isbn = 978-0-472-08260-5 | url=http://books.google.gr/books?id=Hh0Bu8C66TsC|quote=However, the town leader disliked her and agreed to reject her when they learned she was seeking a Serb to be her new husband. On 26 February the citizens of Jannina revolted, exiled her, and summoned Esau's nephew Carlo Tocco to be lord of Jannina. }}</ref><br> (1411)
|[[Principality of Gjirokastër#Rivalry with the Despotate of Epirus|Second Epirote Invasion of the Principality of Gjirokastër]] <br> (1412)
|Eudocia Balsic (Esau's widow)
|Albanian [[Zenebishi Family]]<ref name=Fine>{{Citation | first = John Van Antwerp | last = Fine | title = The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest | publisher = University of Michigan Press | year = 1994 | isbn = 978-0-472-08260-5 | url=http://books.google.gr/books?id=Hh0Bu8C66TsC}}</ref>
*[[Principality of Gjirokastër]]
|[[Despotate of Epirus]] <br> [[Greeks]] of [[Ioannina]]
|[[Despotate of Epirus]] <br> [[Greeks]] of [[Ioannina]]
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*Epirote forces under [[Carlo I Tocco]], with assistance from the Greeks of Ioannina, capture Ioannina from the Zenebishi.<ref name=Fine></ref>
*Epirote forces under [[Carlo I Tocco]], with assistance from the Greeks of Ioannina, controlled Ioannina and expelled Eudocia Balsic.<ref name=Fine></ref>
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|[[Principality of Gjirokastër#Rivalry with the Despotate of Epirus|Albanian Invasion of Epirus (1412)]] <br> (1412)
|[[Principality of Gjirokastër#Rivalry with the Despotate of Epirus|Albanian Invasion of Epirus (1412)]] <br> (1412)
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*Albanian Tribal Uprising along with an invasion by John Zenebishi's forces retakes lost territory.
*Albanian Tribal Uprising along with an invasion by John Zenebishi's forces retakes lost territory.
*The [[Principality of Gjirokastër]] is restored.
*The [[Principality of Gjirokastër]] is restored.
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|End of the [[Despotate of Arta]]<ref>{{Citation | first = John Van Antwerp | last = Fine | title = The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest | publisher = University of Michigan Press | year = 1994 | isbn = 978-0-472-08260-5 | url=http://books.google.gr/books?id=Hh0Bu8C66TsC|quote=Carlo brought his forces south; the people of Arta submitted to him, and he entered the town in October 1416.. }}</ref><br> (1416)
|Despotate of Arta ([[Yaqub Spata]], who had converted to Islam)
|Despotate of Epirus (Carlo Tocco)
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*Arta recaptured by the Despotate of Epirus
*The Albanian Despostate of Arta ceased to exist
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|[[Depë Zenebishi|Second Ottoman Invasion of the Principality of Gjirokastër]] <br> (1418)
|[[Depë Zenebishi|Second Ottoman Invasion of the Principality of Gjirokastër]] <br> (1418)

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This is a list of wars that Albanian states and Albanian forces have been involved in.

  Albanian victory
  Albanian defeat
  Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil war or internal conflict, result unknown, mixed results, stalemate, ceasefire or indecisive)
  Ongoing conflict
Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
Medieval Albania: First Medieval Albanian state to the Fall of Shkodër (1190–1478)
Albanian-Epirote War of 1359 Albanian Losha Family
Albanian Shpata Family
Despotate of Epirus Victory
Thopia Uprising against the Anjou
(1358–1368)
File:Flag of Princedom of Albania.jpg Albanian Thopia family Angevin Kingdom of Naples Victory
  • Most of the territory of the Kingdom of Albania other than Durrës is captured by the Thopia from 1358 to 1362.
  • First Siege of Durrës from April 1362 to May 1363 by the Albanians fails.
  • Second Siege of Durrës from 1367 to 1368 leads to the Thopia's taking Durrës.
  • The Thopia's form the Princedom of Albania in 1368.
Albanian Siege of Yanina
(1367–1370)
Albanian Losha Family

Aromanian Mazaraki Tribe
Aromanian Malakasi Tribe

Despotate of Epirus in Ioannina Ceasefire
  • Albanian forces with support from Aromanian tribes besiege and attack Yanina from 1367 to 1370.[1]
  • An agreement is made where the daughter, Irene, of the ruler of Epirus, Thomas Preljubović marries the son, John, of the ruler of Arta, Peter Losha. This ends the siege.
Second Albanian Siege of Yanina
(1375)
Despotate of Arta Despotate of Epirus in Ioannina Defeat
  • Epirote forces repel Albanian invaders.
First Zenebishi Uprising against the Ottomans
(1385–1386)
Albanian Zenebishi Family Ottoman Empire Victory
First Epirote Invasion of the Principality of Gjirokastër
(April 1399–1400)
Albanian Zenebishi Family Despotate of Epirus
Pro-Epirote Albanian Clans
Victory
  • Epirote forces lead by Esau de' Buondelmonti invade Zenebishi territory in 1399, but are routed in battle by the Albanians and Esau is captured.
  • Esau is released after a large ransom is paid in 1400, ending the war.
Greek revolt of Ioannina[2]
(1411)
Eudocia Balsic (Esau's widow) Despotate of Epirus
Greeks of Ioannina
  • Epirote forces under Carlo I Tocco, with assistance from the Greeks of Ioannina, controlled Ioannina and expelled Eudocia Balsic.[2]
Albanian Invasion of Epirus (1412)
(1412)
Albanian Zenebishi Family

Albanian Losha Family

Despotate of Epirus
Greeks of Ioannina
Inconclusive
  • Albanians invade Epirus following the successful Epirote takeover of Ioannina from the Principality of Epirus.[3]
  • Invasion is successful, with the Epirote leader, Carlo I Tocco, defeated in battle. However, the Albanians fail to retake Ioannina.
First Ottoman Invasion of the Principality of Gjirokastër
(1414)
Albanian Zenebishi Family Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Ottomans conquer the territory of the Principality.
  • Ruler of the Principality, John Zenebishi, goes into exile in Corfu.
Second Zenebishi Uprising against the Ottomans
(1416)
Albanian Mountain Tribes
Albanian Zenebishi Family
Republic of Venice
Ottoman Empire Victory
  • Albanian Tribal Uprising along with an invasion by John Zenebishi's forces retakes lost territory.
  • The Principality of Gjirokastër is restored.
End of the Despotate of Arta[4]
(1416)
Despotate of Arta (Yaqub Spata, who had converted to Islam) Despotate of Epirus (Carlo Tocco) Defeat
  • Arta recaptured by the Despotate of Epirus
  • The Albanian Despostate of Arta ceased to exist
Second Ottoman Invasion of the Principality of Gjirokastër
(1418)
Albanian Zenebishi Family Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Ottomans successfully besiege Gjirokastër and reconquer the territory of the Principality.
  • Ruler of the Principality, Depë Zenebishi, goes into exile in Corfu.
Ottoman-Albanian Wars of 1443 to 1479
(1443–1479)
1443–1444:

Kastrioti Family
Arianiti Family


1444–1446:
League of Lezhë


1446–1450
League of Lezhë
Angevin Kingdom of Naples


1450–1451
Albanians under Skanderbeg
File:Muzaka, Albanian Family Principality.png Muzaka Lordship


Angevin Kingdom of Naples


1451–1454:
Angevin Kingdom of Naples

File:Muzaka, Albanian Family Principality.png Muzaka Lordship


1454–1456:
Angevin Kingdom of Naples

File:Muzaka, Albanian Family Principality.png Muzaka Lordship


1456–1468
Angevin Kingdom of Naples

File:Muzaka, Albanian Family Principality.png Muzaka Lordship


Republic of Venice


1468–1478
Angevin Kingdom of Naples


1478–1479
Angevin Kingdom of Naples


Republic of Venice


Lordship of Zeta (Siege of Shkodra only)

1443–1444

Ottoman Empire


1444–1446
Ottoman Empire


1446–1450:
Ottoman Empire


1450–1451
Ottoman Empire
Principality of Dukagjini
State of Arianiti


1451–1454:
Ottoman Empire


1454–1456:
Ottoman Empire


1456–1468
Ottoman Empire


1468–1478
Ottoman Empire


1478–1479
Ottoman Empire

Ottoman capture of Albania halted until 1479.
Albanian–Venetian War
(December 1447–October 1448)
League of Lezhë Republic of Venice
Pro-Venetian Alliance:

Ottoman Empire

Victory
  • Albanians besiege Dagnum and Durazzo in December.
  • Ottomans invade Albania and besiege Svetigrad in May.
  • Albanian victory at the Battle of the River Drin in July. Scutari is besieged.
  • Balec is garrisoned by the Albanians but a Venetian offensive retakes and burns down the fortress. An Albanian assault against a Venetian fortress by Hamza Kastrioti is defeated.
  • Svetigrad falls to the Ottomans in late July.
  • Ottoman invasion repelled at the First Battle of Oranik in August.
  • With Durazzo, Scutari, and Dagnum close to surrender, Venetians make peace in October.
  • Venice keeps Dagnum and cedes all territory on the Albanian side of the Drin to the League. Venice also pays Skanderbeg a life time pension and provides trade privileges to the Arianiti.
Ottoman Albania (1479–1912)
First Dukagjin Invasion of Albania
(1481)
Dukagjini Family Ottoman Empire Defeat
Second Dukagjin Invasion of Albania
(1501)
Dukagjini Family Ottoman Empire Defeat
Seven-fold barjak Uprising
(1658)
"Seven-fold barjak" Alliance:

Republic of Venice

Ottoman Empire Unknown
Medun Uprising
(1688)
Anti-Ottoman Tribal Alliance: Ottoman Empire Unknown
  • Ottoman forces are defeated in two separate battles.
  • The area of Medun along with supplies are captured.
Hoti-Kuči Uprising of 1694
(1694)
Anti-Ottoman Tribal Alliance: Ottoman Empire Unknown
Albanian Revolt of 1833 in Kolonjë
(January 1833)[5]
Tosk Rebels Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Revolts begin in protest to new Ottoman reforms in Albania.
  • Revolts in Kolonjë are crushed.
  • Following this, many revolts follow in the coming decades.
Albanian Revolt of 1833 in Dibër
(January 1833)[5]
Dibran Rebels Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Revolts in Dibër are crushed.
Albanian Revolt of 1833 in Southern Albania
(July–September 1833)
Tosk Rebels
Lab Rebels
Ottoman Empire Victory
  • Large areas of Southern Albania are captured by the Rebels, including the Castle of Berat.
  • The Ottomans give in to Albanian demands.
Albanian Revolt of 1833 in Shkodër
(April–December 1833)
Shkodran Rebels
Malsor Rebels [5]
Ottoman Empire Victory
  • Shkodër is captured by the Rebels.
  • Ottomans unsuccessfully besiege Shkodër for three months.
  • The Ottomans give in to Albanian demands.
  • Violations of agreements by the Ottomans in 1835 starts another revolt.
Albanian Revolt of 1834
(November 1834– January 1835)
Tosk Rebels
Lab Rebels
Ottoman Empire Victory
  • Berat is captured by the Rebels after two months of siege.
  • The Ottomans give in to Albanian demands in January 1835 following the fall of Berat.
  • Agreements of peace are violated by the Ottomans later in 1835, starting another revolt.
Albanian Revolt of 1835 in South Albania
(January–May 1835)
Tosk Rebels
Lab Rebels
Çam Rebels
Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Rebels march against Ioannina.
  • Ottoman reinforcements force the Rebels to retreat.
Albanian Revolt of 1835 in Myzeqe
(May 1835)
Myzeq Rebels Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Rebellion is suppressed.
Albanian Revolt of 1835 in North Albania
(May–September 1835)
Shkodran Rebels
Reinforcements:[5]
Kosovar Volunteers
Malsor Volunteers
Gheg Volunteers
Mirdita Tribesmen
Mati Tribesmen
Dibran Volunteers
Ottoman Empire Mixed results
  • Large areas of North Albania rise up in revolt, with Shkodër besieged and the rebels defeat the Ottomans in battle.
  • Albanian reinforcements to the Shkodrans are sent from Postribe, Kosovo, Malësia, Ulqin (now Ulcinj), Podgorica, Mirditë, Mat and Dibra.
  • Ottoman forces are defeated in battle by the insurgents in July.
  • Ottomans trick many rebels into withdrawing through a false ceasefire, and successfully capture Lezhë relieve Shkodër.
  • Ottomans carry out Albanian demands in order to calm the situation.
Albanian Revolt of 1836 in South Albania
(June–August 1836)
Tosk Rebels
Lab Rebels
Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Albanian rebellion in Vlora is suppressed.
Albanian Revolt of 1837 in Mat
(January–February 1837)[5]
Mati Tribesmen Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Rebellion in Mat is suppressed.
Albanian Revolt of 1837 in Myzeqe
(June–August 1837)
Myzeq Rebels
Tosk Rebels
Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Rebel victory at the Battle of Berat.
  • Rebel defeat at the Battle of Frakulla.
  • Local leaders captured and rebellion in Myzeqe is suppressed.
Albanian Revolt of 1837 in North Albania
(June–August 1837)[5]
Kosovar Rebels
Gheg Rebels
Ottoman Empire Defeat
Albanian Revolt of 1837 in Dibër
(September–November 1837)[5]
Dibran Rebels Ottoman Empire Victory
  • Upper and Lower Dibër are captured by the rebels.
  • Ottomans meet rebel demands.
Albanian Revolt of 1839 in South Albania
(August–September 1839)
Tosk Rebels
Lab Rebels
Ottoman Empire Victory
Albanian Revolt of 1839 in Prizren
(September 1839)[5]
Kosovar Rebels Ottoman Empire Victory
  • Prizren is captured by rebels in protest of new reforms.
  • Ottomans drop reforms and the revolt ends.
Uprising of Dervish Cara
(July 1843–June 1844)
Gheg Rebels
Kosovar Rebels
Shkodran Rebels
Tosk Rebels
Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Albanians capture large areas in northern Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia.
  • Ottomans promise Albanian autonomy but then launch an invasion, retaking areas and suppressing the rebellion.
Albanian Revolt of 1843–44 in Dibër
(July 1843–November 1844)
Dibran Rebels Ottoman Empire Mixed results
  • Ottoman Pyrrhic victory in the Battle of Gjuricë.
  • Rebellion defeated but some rebel demands met.
Albanian Revolt of 1845
(May–July 1845)
Kosovar Rebels
Gheg Rebels
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Malsor Albanian Conscripts
Mirdita Albanian Conscripts
Mati Albanian Conscripts
Shkodran Albanian Conscripts
Gheg Albanian Conscripts from Gucia and Plava
Serbian Vasojevići Conscripts
Serbian Kuči Conscripts
Rebel Defeat
  • Rebels capture areas in northern Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia.
  • Ottomans with Albanian and Serbian irregulars retake areas and end the revolt.
Albanian Revolt of 1847
(July–December 1847)
Tosk Rebels
Lab Rebels
Çam Rebels
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Rebels defeat the Ottomans in four separate battles and besiege the castles of Berat and Gjirokastër. Large areas of Southern Albania are captured.
  • Ottomans organise a false amnesty, in which many of the rebel leaders are captured.
  • Ottomans lift the sieges and areas are retaken.
Battles for Plav and Gusinje (1878–1879) League of Prizren
Support::
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Principality of Montenegro Victory
  • Montenegrin victory at the First Battle of Velika.
  • Albanian victories at the Second Battle of Velika and the Battle of Novšiće.
  • Montenegro drops claims to Plav and Gusinje and instead Ulcinj is ceded to Montenegro by the Ottomans.
League of Prizren Secessionist War
(1880–1881)
League of Prizren Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Principality of Montenegro
The Great Powers
Defeat
  • League of Prizren captures areas of Kosovo and prevents Montenegrin annexation of Ulcinj.
  • Great Powers blockade Ulcinj and request the Ottomans "to pacify" the League.
  • Ottoman forces take Prizren, dismantles the League and deports their leaders. They then invade Ulcinj and deliver it to Montenegro.
Albanian Revolt of 1910
(May–June 1910)
Albanian Rebels
Vocal Support:
Bulgaria Kingdom of Bulgaria
Kingdom of Montenegro Kingdom of Montenegro
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Areas of the Kosovo Vilayet captured by the Rebels are partially retaken by the Ottomans.
  • Rebellion suppressed.
  • Rebels limited to the highlands.
Albanian Revolt of 1911
(1911)
Albanian Rebels Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire Peace is negotiated
  • Albanian victory in the Battle of Deçiq.
  • Compromise reached afterwards ending the revolt.
Albanian Revolt of 1912
(1912)
Kosovar Rebels
Gheg Rebels
Shkodran Rebels
Malsor Rebels
Dibran Rebels
Central Albanian Muslims
Tosk Rebels
Mati Tribesmen
Mirdita Tribesmen
Ottoman Albanian Deserters
Armaments Support:
Kingdom of Montenegro Kingdom of Montenegro
Vocal Support:
United Kingdom British Empire
Bulgaria Kingdom of Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire Victory
Independence to the end of the First World War (1912–1918)
Serbian invasion of Albania during the First Balkan Wars
(1912–1913)
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Albanian Guerillas
Albanian Tribesmen
Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Serbia Serbian Victory
  • Serbia defeats Ottoman forces and captures large areas of Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Albania and Central Albania. The Serbian army commits massacres against the Albanians living there.
  • Serbia forms Drač County and other counties on newly conquered Albanian territory from the Ottomans.
  • Serbia is forced to retreat from parts of Albania following the signing of the Treaty of London. Serbia annexes Kosovo and Macedonia and continues to occupy northern Albania.
  • Austro-Hungarian pressure forces Serbian retreat from Northern Albania by November 1913.
Siege of Shkodër
(1912–1913)
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Albanian volunteers
Naval Support in May 1913 only:
United Kingdom British Empire
Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Montenegro Kingdom of Montenegro
Catholic Albanian Volunteers
Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Serbia
Status quo ante bellum
Greek invasion of Albania and Epirus during the First Balkan War (1912–1913) Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Albanian Guerillas
Albanian Tribesmen
Kingdom of Greece Greek victory
  • Ottoman troops are defeated in Epirus and Albania.
  • Çamëria/Southern Epirus is annexed by Greece.
  • Northern Epirus is occupied by Greece.
  • Greeks retreat from Northern Epirus after the region is annexed by Albania following the Protocol of Florence.
  • Northern Epirus declares independence shortly after the Greek retreat, resulting in the First Northern Epirote Uprising.
Ohrid-Debar Uprising
(September–October 1913)
State of Albania
Albanian Rebels in Macedonia
Bulgaria Kingdom of Bulgaria
IMRO
Kingdom of Serbia Defeat
  • Rebellion suppressed.
  • Albanian and Bulgarian forces withdraw from Macedonia.
First Northern Epirote Uprising
(March–May 1914)
Principality of Albania
Albanian irregulars
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus
Kingdom of Greece
Ceasefire
  • Northern Epirotes take control over large parts of Southern Albania (Northern Epirus).
  • Greek forces withdraw from Northern Epirus and the Greek government stays neutral against this revolution.[6]
  • Albania unsuccessfully tried to regain control of Northern Epirus.
  • The Protocol of Corfu ends hostilities and gives Northern Epirus autonomy inside of Albania.
First Peasant Revolt in Albania
(May–August 1914)
Principality of Albania
Kosovar Albanian Kachaks
Mirdita Tribesmen
Mati Tribesmen
Austro-Hungarian Volunteers
Romanian Volunteers
Support:
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Muslim Albanian Rebels
Republic of Central Albania
Support::
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Muslim Albanian victory
  • Essad Pasha Toptani takes over large parts of Central Albania and forms a new state.
  • Toptani's invasion of Elbasan is repelled. Dutch forces shell Toptani's house, forcing his surrender.
  • Toptani is deported to Italy but the revolt continues.
  • Muslim Rebels defeat Dutch-Mirdita Catholic forces at the Battle of Shijak.
  • Muslim Rebels capture Berat and Vlora.
Second Peasant Revolt in Albania
(September 1914)
Principality of Albania
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Ottoman Empire Muslim Albanian Rebels Muslim Albanian victory
  • Durrës is besieged.
  • The Senate of Central Albania formed.
Second Northern Epirote Uprising
(September–October 1914)
Principality of Albania

Republic of Central Albania

Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus Defeat
  • Northern Epirotes capture Berat from the Republic of Central Albania.
  • Greece invades Southern Albania in October.
Third Peasant Revolt in Albania
(September–October 1914)
Principality of Albania Republic of Central Albania
Muslim Albanian Rebels
Support
Kingdom of Serbia
Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy
Republic of Central Albania Victory
  • Toptani invades and captures Central Albania and Dibër with Italian and Serb support and reforms the Republic of Central Albania.
  • Durrës is captured by Toptani unopposed.
Greek Invasion of Northern Epirus
(October 1914)
Principality of Albania Kingdom of Greece
Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus
Defeat
  • Greece annexes Northern Epirus.
Fourth Peasant Revolt in Albania
(November 1914)
Republic of Central Albania
Support
Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy
Muslim Albanian Rebels Mixed Results
  • Rebels take control of parts of the Republic.
  • Toptani, with Italian support, keeps control of Durrës.
Italian invasion of Vlorë
(December 1914)
Principality of Albania Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Defeat
Serbian army's retreat through Albania
(October 1915–January 1916)
Albanian Guerillas
Albanian Tribesmen
Kingdom of Serbia Army of the Kingdom of Serbia Mixed results
  • Serbian army retreats through Albania to Corfu with heavy losses due cold, starvation, disease and attacks from Albanians.
Central Power invasion and occupation of Albania
(December 1915
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Bulgaria Kingdom of Bulgaria (Until September 1917)
Gheg Guerillas]]
Tosk Guerillas
Mati Tribesmen
Republic of Central Albania

Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy
French Third Republic

Kingdom of Greece Kingdom of Greece

Interwar Period (1918–1939)
Uprising of Dukagjini
(1919)
Kosovar Albanian Kachaks
Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Defeat
Vlora War
(1920)
Principality of Albania
Albanian Rebels
Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Victory
  • All Italian-controlled territory in Albania regained.
Albanian Revolt of 1922
(1922)
Principality of Albania Albanian Kachaks
Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo
Albanian Principality Victory
  • Kachaks capture parts of north-eastern Tirana.
  • British diplomat Harry Eyres convinces the Kachaks to retreat to Dibër and Kosovo.
Kachak Invasion of Albania
(1923)
Principality of Albania Kosovar Albanian Kachaks
Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo
Albanian Principality Victory
  • Kachak offensive into northern Albania captures areas in the Has and Tropojë districts.
  • Albanian offensives pushes the Kachaks back into Kosovo and captures Junik.
  • The Neutral Zone of Junik in Kosovo is ceded by Albania to Yugoslavia.
  • Resistance against Yugoslav annexation causes the Drenica-Junik Uprising.
June Revolution
(1924)
Fan Noli supporters (Albanian peasants)
Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo
Ahmet Zogu supporters (Mati Tribesmen) Peasant Victory
Drenica-Junik Uprising
(1924)
Kosovar Albanian Kachaks
Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Kachak Defeat
Yugoslav Invasion of Albania
(1924)
Ahmet Zogu supporters (Mati Tribesmen)
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Fan Noli supporters (Albanian peasants)
Principality of Albania
Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo
Yugoslav-Zogu Victory
  • Fan Noli is ousted from power.
  • Ahmet Zogu forms the Albanian Republic and is made dictator.
  • Zogu's forces assassinate the leadership of the Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo.
Italian invasion of Albania
(1939)
Kingdom of Albania Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Defeat
Second World War (1939–1945)
Greco-Italian War
(1940–1941)
Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Greece Kingdom of Greece
Air support:
United Kingdom British Empire
Stalemate
  • Greek tactical victory, strategic stalemate.
  • German intervention in 1941 with eventual Greek surrender.
Albanian Resistance of World War II
(1939–1944)
Albania LANÇ
Legality Movement
Balli Kombëtar (Until 1943)
Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy (Until 1943)

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (From 1943)

Balli Kombëtar (From 1943)
Second League of Prizren (From 1943)

Albanian Communist Victory
  • Liberation of Albania from Axis occupation.
  • Balli Kombëtar defeated.
  • Albania becomes a Communist state.
Cold War (1945–1991)
Greek Civil War
(1946–1949)
Greece Provisional Democratic Government

Socialist Republic of Macedonia NOF partisans
Supported by:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Socialist Yugoslavia
Bulgaria Socialist Bulgaria
Albania Socialist Albania

 Kingdom of Greece

Supported by:
 United Kingdom
 United States (after 1947)

Hellenic Army victory
  • Communist forces defeated.
Post Cold War era (1991–)
Pyramid Crisis
(1997)
Albania Berisha Government
 Italy
 Greece
Albania Rebels Government victory
  • Restoration of law and order in Albania.
  • New Parliamentary elections held.
Kosovo War - Albania–Yugoslav border incident
(1999)
Albania Albania Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia Albanian Victory
  • Yugoslav forces withdraw from Albania and later Kosovo.
War in Afghanistan
(2010–)[7]
ISAF
 Afghanistan
Taliban
Al-Qaeda
Ongoing
  • Fall of Taliban régime
  • Ongoing Taliban insurgency

References

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  2. ^ a b Fine, John Van Antwerp (1994), The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest, University of Michigan Press, ISBN 978-0-472-08260-5, However, the town leader disliked her and agreed to reject her when they learned she was seeking a Serb to be her new husband. On 26 February the citizens of Jannina revolted, exiled her, and summoned Esau's nephew Carlo Tocco to be lord of Jannina.
  3. ^ Fine (1994), p. 356
  4. ^ Fine, John Van Antwerp (1994), The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest, University of Michigan Press, ISBN 978-0-472-08260-5, Carlo brought his forces south; the people of Arta submitted to him, and he entered the town in October 1416..
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Pollo 1984, p. 125
  6. ^ Stickney, Edith Pierpont (1926). Νέο! Αγορά βιβλίων στο Google Play Περιηγηθείτε στο μεγαλύτερο ηλεκτρονικό βιβλιοπωλείο του κόσμου και ξεκινήστε να διαβάζετε σήμερα στον ιστό, το tablet, το τηλέφωνο ή το ereader σας. Άμεση μετάβαση στο Google Play » Η βιβλιοθήκη μου Το ιστορικό μου Βιβλία στο Google Play Southern Albania Or. Northern Epirus in European International Affairs: 1912-1923. Stanford University Press. p. 43. ISBN 9780804761710. The position of the Greek government during this revolution in Northern Epirus was one of strict neutrality {{cite book}}: horizontal tab character in |title= at position 291 (help)
  7. ^ "Shqipëria dërgoi kontingjentin e tetë në Afganistan". Koha. Retrieved 18 January 2011.