Siege of Modon
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The Siege of Modon was a key late 17th-century Ottoman–Venetian military engagement in the Peloponnese, where Venetian forces sought to capture the strategic port fortress of Modon during the Morean War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedBy | Venetian commanders ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Morean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | Ottoman–Venetian military engagement ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext |
Venetian–Ottoman rivalry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
struggle for dominance in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Siege of Methoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCombatants |
Ottoman land forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman naval forces ⓘ Venetian army ⓘ Venetian navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Modon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morea NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of access to the Ionian Sea
ⓘ
control of key port fortress ⓘ control of sea routes in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| hasWiderImpact | shift in regional balance between Venice and the Ottomans ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Morea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peloponnese peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
Ottoman garrison
ⓘ
Venetian forces ⓘ |
| involvesFortificationType |
coastal fortress
ⓘ
walled port city ⓘ |
| isPartOfCampaign | Venetian campaign in the Morea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFortress | fortress of Modon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPort | port of Modon ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Modon fortress
ⓘ
seizure of strategic port ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Ottoman defenders ⓘ |
| partOf | Ottoman–Venetian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ottoman defense of Greek territories
ⓘ
Venetian expansion in the Morea ⓘ |
| resultedIn | change in control of Modon ⓘ |
| significance |
important episode of the Morean War
ⓘ
key engagement in Venetian conquest efforts in the Morea ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Peloponnesian theater of the Morean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear |
Ionian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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