Siege of Corfu (1716)
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For other sieges of Corfu, see Siege of Corfu (disambiguation).
The siege of Corfu took place on 8 July – 21 August 1716, when the Ottoman Empire besieged the city of Corfu, on the namesake island, then held by the Republic of Venice. The siege was part of the Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War, and, coming in the aftermath of the lightning conquest of the Morea by the Ottoman forces in the previous year, was a major success for Venice, representing its last major military success and allowing it to preserve its rule over the Ionian Islands.
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Part of the Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War | |||||||
The city fortifications of Corfu in 1716 | |||||||
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Ottoman Empire | |||||||
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30,000 military and (mostly) civilian losses |
15,000 dead 56 cannons 8 siege mortars | ||||||
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