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Siege of Knin (1688)
A siege of Dalmatian town of Virovitica during Great Turkish War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The siege of Knin was a siege undertaken in 1688 by the Venetian governor of Dalmatia, Girolamo Cornaro, and his local allies during the course of Great Turkish War in late August and early September 1688. The siege ended in Ottoman surrender and Venetian takeover of Knin.
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Siege of Knin | |||||||
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Part of Croatian-Slavonian-Dalmatian theater in Great Turkish War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Republic of Venice | Ottoman Turks | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Andrija Resnica |
Mehmed-pasha Atlagić ![]() Mehmed-bey Atlagić (POW) Muhamed-bey Crnčić (POW) Ali-bey Firduzović (POW) dizdaragha Mahmud-bey (POW) | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Venetian army local hajduks |
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