Battle of the Dardanelles (1657)
| Fourth Battle of the Dardanelles | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Ottoman-Venetian War over Crete | |
| File:Giuseppe-gatteri-1657-morte-di-lazzaro-mocenigo.jpg | |
| Date 17–19 July 1657 Location Dardanelles Straits, NE Aegean Sea 40°12′N 26°24′E / 40.2°N 26.4°E Result Ottoman victory | |
| Belligerents | |
| Ottoman Empire | Republic of Venice Order of Saint John Papal States |
| Commanders and leaders | |
| Köprülü Mehmed Pasha | Lazzaro Mocenigo † Giuseppe Delfino |
| Strength | |
| 28 sailing ships 9 galleasses 10 galleys |
2 galleasses 8 light galleys 17 sailing ships |
| Casualties and losses | |
| 5 vessels sunk, 3 captured, several damaged. | Unknown |
Battle of the Dardanelles — The Fourth Battle of the Dardanelles in the Fifth Ottoman-Venetian War took place between 17 and 19 July 1657 outside the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait.[1] The Ottomans succeeded in breaking the Venetian blockade over the Strait.[1]
Venice's navy had been positioned at the south of the narrows during the engagement. A strong northerly wind had given the Turkish a favorable position.[1]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Setton, Kenneth M. (1991). Venice, Austria, and the Turks in the seventeenth century. Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. ISBN 978-0-87169-192-7.
Bibliography
- Setton, Kenneth Meyer (1991). Venice, Austria, and the Turks in the Seventeenth Century. Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society. ISBN 0-87169-192-2.