Siege of Zadar (1345–1346)
Successful attempt of the Republic of Venice to capture Zadar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the siege of Zadar (Croatia) in 1345-1346. For other uses, see Siege of Zadar (disambiguation).
The siege of Zadar (12 August 1345 – 21 December 1346[1]) was a successful attempt of the Republic of Venice to capture Zadar (or Zara), a Croatian coastal city in northern Dalmatia. It was a combined land and sea offensive[2] by the Venetians, consisting of many separate battles and operations against the citizens of Zadar, who refused to accept Venetian suzerainty and demanded autonomy. Despite receiving military aid from Croato-Hungarian king Louis the Angevin, Zadar was unable to resist the siege and was finally defeated.
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Siege of Zadar (1345–1346) | |||||||
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Part of the Croatian-Venetian wars and Hungarian–Venetian wars | |||||||
The Conquest of Zara, painted by Tintoretto in 1584 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Republic of Venice |
Kingdom of Croatia Kingdom of Hungary City of Zadar | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Marco Giustiniani Pietro de Canale Pietro Civrano Marino Faliero Andrea Mauroceno Pietro della Franteria |
King Louis I Marko Corner, knez (prince) of Zadar Zoilo Uršulin Ivan Škrbec | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20,000 – 25,000 |
4,000 – 6,000 Zadar soldiers 20,000 – 100,000 king's soldiers (?) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
min. 2,000 – 3,000 |
min. 500 Zadar soldiers, unknown number of king's soldiers | ||||||
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