Today in history witnessed one of the greatest defenses by a small Christian force against Islamic invaders, the relief of the siege of Croya (Krujë), Albania, in 1450.
Nearly four decades earlier, the leader of the Albanian forces, George Kastrioti -- better known as Skanderbeg (“Lord Alexander”) -- was taken captive as a child by the Ottoman Turks, and trained to be a janissary, a Christian slave turned Muslim soldier. Excelling at war, he quickly rose among the Ottoman ranks until he became a renowned general, with thousands of Turks under his command.
Despite
all the honors showered on him, once the opportunity appeared, he
showed where his true allegiance lay: he broke free of the Ottomans and
fled to his native and continuously harried Albania. There, after
openly reclaiming his Christian faith, he “abjured the prophet and the
sultan, and proclaimed himself the avenger of his family and country,”
to quote Edward Gibbon...........To Read More....
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