Battle of the Dardanelles (1657)
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Fourth Battle of the Dardanelles | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman-Venetian War over Crete | |||||||
Death of Lazzaro Mocenigo, by Giuseppe Lorenzo Gatteri | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Republic of Venice Order of Saint John Papal States | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lazzaro Mocenigo † | Köprülü Mehmed Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
29 sailing ships 7 galeasses 31 galleys |
28 sailing ships 9 galleasses 10 galleys |
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. The Ottomans succeeded in breaking the Venetian blockade over the Straits.
Ships involved
Venice and allies
Several ships were hired Dutch
Aquila Coronata (Dutch Kronede Arend)
San Giorgio (Zorzi) grande (Dutch Groote Sint Joris)
Paramore
Profeta Elia
Rosa Moceniga
Zardin d'Olanda (Hollandsche Tuyn)
Tamburlano
Principessa Reale
Principe di Venezia
Piccola Fortuna
Principessa grande
Principessa piccola
Gallo d'Oro
7 other sailing ships
7 galleasses
4 galleys - flag galley, under Mocenigo, blew up the next day
Ottoman Empire
18 sailing ships - 4 lost, 1 captured
10 galleasses - 1 sunk, 1 captured and several burnt about 3 days later
30 galleys - 1 captured that day or the next day
many transports and smaller vessels nearby
References
- Anderson, R. C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant 1559–1853. Princeton: Princeton University Press. OCLC 1015099422.
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