Siege of Santa Maura (1684)

Coordinates: 38°43′04″N 20°38′38″E / 38.717778°N 20.643889°E / 38.717778; 20.643889
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Siege of Santa Maura
Part of the
Sixth Ottoman–Venetian War
and the War of the Holy League

Engraving of the castle's bombardment by the Venetian fleet (Jacob Peeters, 1686)
DateJuly 21 – August 6, 1684
Location38°43′04″N 20°38′38″E / 38.717778°N 20.643889°E / 38.717778; 20.643889
Result Venetian victory
Belligerents

 Republic of Venice

  • Greek volunteers

Ottoman Empire

  • Albanian and Greek auxiliaries
Commanders and leaders
Francesco Morosini Bekir Agha
Strength
38 galleys
8 galleasses
Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The siege of Santa Maura took place on 21 July – 6 August 1684 between the forces of the

Sixth Ottoman–Venetian War
.

From his base at

Fortress of Santa Maura on the island of Lefkada (also known as Santa Maura), that was under Ottoman rule. The besieging forces were swelled by Greek levies and volunteers from the Ionian Islands. The siege lasted until 6 August, when the commander Bekir Agha, bowing to pressure from the 500 Albanians and 200 Greeks in the fortress garrison, surrendered to the Greco-Venetian noble Angelo Delladecima.[1]

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