Siege of Santa Maura (1684)
Siege of Santa Maura | |||||||
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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) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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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
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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]
References
- ISBN 978-960-213-100-8.