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Battle of Mashkullorë
Part of the Albanian Revolt
Çerçiz Topulli with his Albanian rebels
Date March 19, 1908 Location Mashkullorë, Albania Result Albanian Victory
Belligerents
Albanian rebels	Ottoman Gendarmerie
Commanders and leaders
Çerçiz Topulli Mihal Grameno	Binbashi Halil Musa Bey
Strength
5 Albanian rebels	1000 troops were stationed(150-200 soldiers practiced in combat)
Casualties and losses
2 wounded, one of them Çerçiz Topulli	20 killed

The Battle of Mashkullorë (March 18, 1908) (Template:Lang-sq), was a battle during the Albanian revolt between forces under the command of Çerçiz Topulli an the Ottomans

Background

On February 25, 1908, Çerçiz Topulli and his |Albanian rebel group assassinated the Ottoman binbashi of Gjirokastër. After the assassination of the Ottoman binbashi, Çerçiz Topulli and his Albanian rebels fled to Mashkullorë

Armed resistance in Mashkullorë

On March 18, the Albanian rebels were surrounded by Ottoman forces. The Ottoman forces had over 150 soldiers and the Albanian rebels were outnumbered, nevertheless, Çerçiz Topulli was able to fight the soldiers, and emerge victorious. 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 20 soldiers The Albanian rebels did not lose any soldiers, but Çerçiz Topulli and Myftar Axhemi were wounded.

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• Albanian National Awakening
• Battles involving the Ottoman Empire
• 1908 in the Ottoman Empire
• History of Albania
• Gjirokastër