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Siege of Candia
In May 1648 Ottoman forces began a long siege of Candia (modern Heraklion), Crete's capital, the longest and fiercest siege of the Cretan War, lastin…
Timeline
- 1648Candia · CreteAfter occupying most of Crete, the Ottoman expeditionary force surrounded the fortress of Candia in May 1648, cutting land supply lines and beginning a formal siege of Venice's last stronghold on the island.
- 1648–1649Candia bastion fortress · CreteWithin Candia's bastion system the Venetian garrison built countermine galleries, emplaced artillery, and stockpiled provisions, sustaining the defense via sea lanes against Ottoman assaults and mining operations.
- 1649–1650Candia · CreteAs the siege settled into a stalemate, the Ottomans launched repeated assaults and mining explosions while the Venetian fleet tried to break the blockade with reinforcements and supplies; the Papal States and France provided limited military aid as the war's intensity escalated.
Sources
- The Siege of Candia: A Seventeenth-Century War — John Francis Guilmartin Jr.
- Venice: A Maritime Republic — Frederic C. Lane (1973)
- Siege of Candia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Candia