According to Chalcocondyles, "Weary after Hunyadi forced the Ottomans to retreat in the Balkans in 1443, the old lords hurried on all sides to regain possession of their fathers' fields".

Skanderbeg hid his soldiers in the woods as Hamza Kastrioti made his way to the entrance of the castle, giving the leader of the castle, Zabel Pasha, a forged letter from the Sultan where it said that Skanderbeg was to be appointed the new ruler of the city.

[5][6] After the end of the battle Skanderbeg gave a speech where he stated:[7] I did not bring you freedom, I found it here among you.

As soon as I set foot here, as soon as you heard my name, all of you came to me faster, as if your fathers, brothers and sons had risen from the graves, as if God himself had descended from heaven.After the Liberation of Krujë, Skanderbeg, together with help from the Dibran forces led by Moisi Golemi captured many other Albanian fortresses that were under the rule of the Ottomans, one of the most crucial fortresses would be the Castle of Svetigrad.

[8] On 2 March 1444 the regional Albanian chieftains and nobles united against the Ottoman Empire and established the League of Lezhë.