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Battle of the Dardanelles (1656)

Type Event Region Aegean Sea Time 1656

In June 1656 a Venetian fleet crushed the Ottoman navy at the entrance to the Dardanelles, a major blow to Ottoman sea power that hastened Köprülü Me…

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  1. 1656Northern Aegean waters · Northern AegeanVenetian admiral Lorenzo Marcello led his fleet north through the Aegean, assembling at the entrance to the Dardanelles, encircling the Ottoman fleet and cutting its link to the Mediterranean.
  2. 1656Entrance to the Dardanelles · DardanellesThe two fleets fought fiercely at the strait's entrance; the Venetians sank and captured numerous Ottoman warships. Venetian admiral Marcello was killed in action, and his second-in-command Lazzaro Mocenigo took over command and won a decisive victory. The Ottoman remnants retreated into the strait, and Venice briefly blockaded the Bosphorus, causing a food panic in Istanbul.

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