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Ottoman-Venetian Naval Wars

Type Event Region Europe Time 1645–1650

In the 1640s, during the Fifth Ottoman-Venetian War, both sides fought a series of fierce naval battles in the Mediterranean and Aegean over supply l…

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  1. 1645Dardanelles · MarmaraAfter the Ottoman army landed on Crete, the Venetian fleet intercepted Ottoman transport convoys outside the Dardanelles, and initial naval clashes broke out; Venice attempted to cut off Ottoman supplies to the expeditionary force on Crete.
  2. 1646Focchies · Aegean coastThe Venetian fleet ambushed and heavily damaged the anchored Ottoman fleet near Focchies, burning many transport ships and warships; this was one of the most significant Venetian naval victories in the Mediterranean of the 1640s.
  3. 1647–1650Aegean Sea · Aegean SeaAfter the Battle of Focchies, the Ottomans rebuilt their fleet and strengthened defenses of the Dardanelles; both sides continued patrolling and fighting in the waters around the Aegean islands, with Venice striving to maintain maritime supplies to Candia and the Ottomans seeking to blockade the waters around Crete.

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