Siege of Nauplia (1715)
Siege of Nauplia | |
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Part of the Nauplia | |
Result | Ottoman victory |
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The siege of Nauplia took place on 12–20 July 1715, when the
mine and took Palamidi by storm on 20 July. The Venetian defenders retreated in panic, leading to the rapid fall of Acronauplia and the rest of the city. The garrison and populace were massacred or carried off as prisoners. The fall of Nauplia signalled the effective end of Venetian resistance to the Ottoman reconquest of the Morea, which was completed by 7 September.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ a b c Chasiotis 1975, p. 42.
- ^ Setton 1991, pp. 339, 430–431.
- ^ Finlay 1856, pp. 270–271.
- ^ Chasiotis 1975, pp. 42–43.
Sources
- Chasiotis, Ioannis (1975). "Η κάμψη της Οθωμανικής δυνάμεως" [The decline of Ottoman power]. In Christopoulos, Georgios A. & Bastias, Ioannis K. (eds.). Ιστορία του Ελληνικού Έθνους, Τόμος ΙΑ΄: Ο Ελληνισμός υπό ξένη κυριαρχία (περίοδος 1669 - 1821), Τουρκοκρατία - Λατινοκρατία [History of the Greek Nation, Volume XI: Hellenism under Foreign Rule (Period 1669 - 1821), Turkocracy – Latinocracy] (in Greek). Athens: Ekdotiki Athinon. pp. 8–51. ISBN 978-960-213-100-8.
- OCLC 1903753.
- ISBN 0-87169-192-2.