Battle of Kaçanik Pass

The Battle of Kaçanik Pass (Albanian: Beteja e Grykës së Kaçanikut) was a battle between Albanian rebels and Ottoman forces during the Revolt of 1910. The clashes represented a series of military offensives launched by Shevket Turgut Pasha against Albanian rebels that blocked the railway to Skopje at the Kaçanik Pass.

Battle of Kaçanik Pass
Part of Albanian revolt of 1910
Date30 April – 1 May 1910
Location
Kaçanik, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Albanian rebels  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Idriz Seferi Shevket Turgut Pasha
Units involved
  • Volunteers under Idriz Seferi from
Ottoman Army composed of Kurdish irregulars
Strength
3,000 rebels 40,000
Casualties and losses
800 killed or wounded 2,000+ killed
90 Ottoman officers killed
20 battalions destroyed
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