Battle of Mashkullorë
Part of the Albanian Revolt
Çerçiz Topulli with his Albanian rebels
Date March 19, 1908 Location Mashkullorë, Albania Result Albanian victory [1]
Belligerents
Albanian rebels	Ottoman Gendarmerie
Commanders and leaders
Çerçiz Topulli ( WIA) Mihal Grameno Myftar Axhemi ( WIA)	Binbashi Halil Musa Bey [2]
Strength
5 Albanian rebels [3]	150 [4] [5]
Casualties and losses
2 wounded, one of them Çerçiz Topulli	40 killed [6]

The Battle of Mashkullorë (March 18, 1908) ( Albanian: Beteja e Mashkullorës) took place between Albanian rebel forces under the command of Çerçiz Topulli and the Ottomans. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [2]}

Background

On February 25, 1908, Çerçiz Topulli and his Albanian rebel group assassinated the Ottoman binbashi of Gjirokastër. ^[5] After the assassination of the Ottoman binbashi, Çerçiz Topulli and his Albanian rebels fled to Mashkullorë, a village near Gjirokastër.

Armed resistance in Mashkullorë

On March 18, the Albanian rebels were surrounded by Ottoman forces. ^{[11] [12]} The Ottoman forces had over 150 soldiers ^[13] and the Albanian rebels were outnumbered, nevertheless, Çerçiz Topulli was able to fight the soldiers, and emerge victorious. ^{[11] [14]} The Albanian rebel group of the detachment resisted attacks of the Turkish forces for an entire day and were able to break the siege. The Turkish forces lost 40 soldiers ^[15] The Albanian rebels did not lose any soldiers, but Çerçiz Topulli and Myftar Axhemi were wounded.^{[ citation needed]}

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