The siege of Berat took place in July 1455 when the Albanian army of Skanderbeg attempted to capture the fortress in the Albanian city of Berat, which was held by Ottoman forces. The attempt resulted in a failure when an Ottoman relief army arrived and routed the besieging forces.
The citadel of Berat
Gjergj Kastrioti, commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanian feudal lord and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia.
Portrait of Skanderbeg painted by Cristofano dell'Altissimo
Skanderbeg dueling a Tatar at the Ottoman court, some time before 1439
A woodcut of the battle of Varna in 1444
Woodcut depicting an engagement between Albanian and Ottoman forces