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Fall of Famagusta and the End of the Cyprus Campaign

Type Event Region Asia Time 1570–1571

On August 1, 1571, after nearly a year of siege, the Venetian commander Marcantonio Bragadin surrendered to the Ottoman Empire, and Famagusta, the la…

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  1. 1570–1571Famagusta · Famagusta DistrictOttoman forces under Lala Mustafa Pasha laid a prolonged siege on Famagusta. The Venetian commander Bragadin and his garrison held the bastions and walls, enduring intense bombardment and a famine crisis.
  2. 1571City of Famagusta · Famagusta DistrictWith ammunition and food exhausted and no hope of relief, Bragadin signed a surrender agreement with the Ottomans, stipulating the safe withdrawal of the garrison. Famagusta was the last major fortress to fall in Cyprus, and the Ottomans completed their occupation of the entire island.
  3. 1571Famagusta · Famagusta DistrictAfter the surrender, Bragadin was tortured and killed by the Ottomans; the incident shocked Europe and became one of the key moral motivations for mobilizing the Holy League. The Cyprus campaign thus concluded on land.

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