Second Scutari War

Second Scutari War
Map of operations in 1421–1423, 1. Forces of Serbian Despotate, 2. Venetian forces
Date 1419–August 1423 Location Coast of the Lordship of Zeta Result Inconclusive Territorial changes Venice captured Ulcinj, Grbalj and territory of Paštrovići, with Kotor deciding to accept Venetian suzerainty Serbian Despotate captured Drivast and returned its suzerainty over Bar, Budva and Luštica
Belligerents
Zeta (until 1421) Serbian Despotate (after 1421)	Republic of Venice
Commanders and leaders
Balša III Stefan Lazarević Mazarek Đurađ Branković Stanisha Kastrioti Dukagjinis (Little Tanush and Tanush Major) Koja Zaharia Andrija Humoj	Pietro Loredan Francesco Bembo Niccolo Capello

The Second Scutari War (Serbian: Други скадарски рат) was an armed conflict in 1419–1426 between Zeta (1419–1421) and then the Serbian Despotate (1421–1423) on the one side and the Venetian Republic on the other, over Scutari and other former possessions of Zeta captured by Venice.

The First Scutari War was waged in period 1405–1413 between Balša III and Venetian Republic. In this war Balša III tried to capture Scutari and its surrounding region which was given to Venetians by his father Đurađ II Balšić in 1396. Using the anti-Venetian rebellion of the Scutari population Balša III managed to capture several nearby towns in 1405. Venetians then convinced Balša's towns Budva, Bar and Ulcinj to accept their suzerainty. After several years of battles and negotiations the war was ended in 1412 with treaty which obliged Balša III and Venice to return everything to pre-war situation. Both parties were unsatisfied with the peace treaty and believed that the other party was in breach of the agreed terms and that the other party should pay more for the damage during the war.

In March 1419 Balša III again attempted to recapture Scutari and its surrounding area. In May he managed to capture Drivast and in August 1419 its castle. The Venetians tried to bribe Kastriotis and Dukagjinis to fight against Zeta in 1419, but it seems without success. Venetians also tried to win over some other prominent members of Albanian nobility who supported Balša III, like Koja Zaharia who was asked to recognize Venetian suzerainty over his Dagnum. Then they tried to win over tribes Hoti and Mataguži.

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