Battle of the Dardanelles (1657)
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For other battles with the same name, see 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. The Ottomans succeeded in breaking the Venetian blockade over the Straits.
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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 | ||||||
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Lazzaro Mocenigo † | Köprülü Mehmed Pasha | ||||||
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29 sailing ships 7 galeasses 31 galleys |
28 sailing ships 9 galleasses 10 galleys |
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