battle took place september ottoman_empire forces albania crusade planned pope main leaders battle near occurred result ottoman territory turks stationed area assaulted men venetian soldiers turks lured ambushed cavalry won resulting battle men earned captured ottoman officers died planned crusade began forcing fight battles virtually background pope crusade ottoman_empire declared november leader vital ally effort main leaders joined crusade persuade lukewarm ally northern albania join pope intervened furthermore major european powers reluctant join pope crusade city milan france ferdinand naples declined reasons decided aid sending cavalry infantry known campaign season began hungary recaptured including taken ottomans marched bosnia countryside hoping enemies surrender hungarian resistance stiff ottomans managed hungarians trying lift ottoman siege ruse sultan continued siege escaped fortress force men retreating army soldiers captured sent constantinople execution despite setback held retreated bosnia campaign raid macedonia year sultan decided strengthen fortresses area sent city close domains cavalry prevent learning prepared march men stationed inside outside city making difficult defeat marching received news arrived died seeing fleet left italian force near modern day eastern albania decided march set cavalry hours dusk day marching reached macedonia began land battle reached gave speech men encouraging coming battle assigned brother commanders man troop cavalry approach gates provoke turks attack throw smoke dust air garrison retreat pursuing ottoman cavalry ambushed main force september went planned trap sprung assault came killed turkish men captured turkish forces son turkish forces pursued venetian forces alongside venetian losses aftermath according legend celebrated event dining trout fish found lake sent byzantine emperors friday supper meal captured officers distributed force man receiving fair share besieged short time returning albania hailed campaign victory despite able crusade gone christian death remaining cardinals lost hope handed money raised crusade saw vulnerability sent albania met defeated replaced commander fell favor sultan meet times battle mortally wounded action second siege
Battle of Ohrid