Tringa Smail Martini

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Tringe Smajl Martini Ivezaj (or, simply, Tringe Smaili) was a girl from the Montenegrin village of Gruda who battled the Turks after her father, the clan leader, was taken hostage in 1911 at the battle of Vranye. Tringe Smaijl led the Martinais to victory against the Turks.

The New York Times described Tringe Smail as the "Albanian Joan of Arc".

“ALBANIAN JOAN OF ARC.; Handsome Heroine Takes Father's Place and Vanquishes Turks.”, New York Times: Page C3, May 21, 1911, <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9400E1DA1431E233A25752C2A9639C946096D6CF>