Dallime mes rishikimeve të "Beteja e Ohrit"

Kryqëzata e [[Papa Pius II]] kundër [[Perandorisë osmane]] ishte shpallur në nëntor 1463. [[Skënderbeu]],lideri thei leadershqiptarëve, ofishte thenjë Albanians,aleat wasjetik apër vitalkëtë allypërpjekje todhe thisdo efforttë andbëhet wouldmë havevonë becomenjë onenga ofudhëheqësit itse maintij leaderskryesore.<ref>Hodgkinson p. 190.</ref> The VenetiansVenedikasit, whotë hadcilët alsoishin joined thebashkuar crusadenë këtë kryqëzatë, couldnuk mund notte persuade [[Lekë Dukagjini]], Skanderbeg's lukewarm ally in northern Albania, to join until the pope intervened. Furthermore, the major European powers were reluctant to join the pope's crusade. Among those inquired were the city of [[Republic of Florence|Florence]], [[Francisco Sforza]] of [[Milan]], [[Louis XI of France]], and [[Ferdinand I of Naples]], all of whom declined for their own reasons.<ref>Hodgkinson p. 191.</ref> The [[Republic of Venice]], however, decided to aid Skanderbeg by sending 500 cavalry and 500 infantry under the ''[[condottiero]]'' Antonio da Cosenza, also known as Cimarosto.<ref name="Frasheri417">Frashëri p. 417.</ref> Once the campaign season began, [[Mathias Corvinus]] of Hungary recaptured many of the Bosnian strongpoints, including [[Jajce]], which had been taken from the [[Kingdom of Bosnia]] by the Ottomans. [[Mehmed II]] marched into Bosnia, pillaging the countryside, hoping that his enemies would surrender. The Hungarian resistance, however, was stiff.<ref>Hodgkinson p. 192.</ref> The Ottomans still managed to make headway against the Hungarians who had been trying to lift Ottoman the siege on Jajce with a ruse. The Sultan continued his siege while Mathias escaped from the fortress with a force of men, but the retreating army was harried with two-hundred soldiers being captured and sent to [[Constantinople]] for execution. Despite the setback, Jajce held out and Mehmed retreated from Bosnia.<ref name="Hodgkinson193">Hodgkinson p. 193.</ref>