The Greatest Resistance in History: Skanderbeg's 25-Year War

At the height of Ottoman power, one Albanian lord refused to kneel — and held the empire back for 25 years.Gjergj Kastrioti — known to history as Skanderbeg — was taken from his homeland as a boy, raised in the Ottoman court, and trained to fight for the very empire he would one day defy. In 1443 he returned to Albania, raised his banner over Kruja, and for a quarter of a century turned back army after army sent to destroy him.In this video: • How Skanderbeg's Ottoman training became his deadliest weapon • The League of Lezhë — the alliance that made a small nation dangerous • The sieges of Kruja and the battles that broke Ottoman momentum • Why his 25-year resistance collapsed after his in 1468 • How his legacy still echoes in the Balkans todayFrom 1443 to 1468, Skanderbeg fought one of history's most improbable campaigns — outnumbered, outfunded, and surrounded. This is the story of how he did it, and what it cost.👉 Subscribe to Legacy Line TV for more stories of the empires, leaders, and decisions that shaped our world. #Skanderbeg #OttomanEmpire #AlbanianHistory #HistoryDocumentary #MedievalHistory #BalkanHistory#Skanderbeg #OttomanEmpire #AlbanianHistory #HistoryDocumentary #MedievalHistory #BalkanHistory #MilitaryHistory #Kruja #GjergjKastrioti #History #MilitaryHistory #Kruja #GjergjKastrioti #History