Original sentence: These men were sent immediately to Constantinople (Istanbul) where they were skinned alive for fifteen days and later cut to the pieces and thrown to the dogs Skanderbeg’s pleas to have these men back, by either ransom or prisoner exchange, failed
Edited sentence: Skanderbeg’s pleas to have these men back, by either ransom or prisoner exchange, failed.These men were sent immediately to Constantinople (Istanbul) where they were skinned alive for fifteen days and later cut to the pieces and thrown to the dogs