Republic of Venice (local forces)
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The Republic of Venice (local forces) were Venetian military contingents stationed in and around Constantinople that took part in the city’s defense during the 1453 Ottoman siege.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Venetian military contingent
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ |
| commander |
Giovanni Giustiniani
ⓘ
surface form:
Giovanni Giustiniani Longo
|
| composition |
Venetian sailors
ⓘ
Venetian soldiers ⓘ mercenaries in Venetian pay ⓘ |
| conflict |
Fall of Constantinople 1453 AD
ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of Constantinople
Fall of Constantinople 1453 AD ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Constantinople (1453)
|
| country | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| date | 1453 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
artillery defense
ⓘ
infantry combat on the walls ⓘ naval combat ⓘ |
| garrison |
Istanbul
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| historicalContext |
expansion of the Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
late Byzantine period ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Byzantine–Ottoman wars ⓘ |
| language | Venetian ⓘ |
| location |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| notableFor |
participation in last defense of Constantinople
ⓘ
supporting a predominantly Orthodox city as Catholic troops ⓘ |
| opponent |
Mehmed II
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| origin | Venice ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
defense of the Golden Horn chain
ⓘ
sorties against Ottoman positions ⓘ |
| partOf | Venetian armed forces ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| result | Constantinople captured by the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| role |
defense of Constantinople
ⓘ
manning city walls ⓘ manning ships in the Golden Horn ⓘ naval defense ⓘ |
| stationedAt |
Eminönü
ⓘ
surface form:
Galata
Golden Horn ⓘ Byzantine fortifications ⓘ
surface form:
sea walls of Constantinople
|
| status | defeated ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
Bosporus ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Bosporus
|
| timePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | mixed naval and land forces ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.