Siege of Patras

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The Siege of Patras was a key late-17th-century Ottoman–Venetian military engagement in the Peloponnese, during which Venetian forces sought to capture the strategic port city of Patras in the course of the Morean War.

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Siege of Patras canonical 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military siege
belligerent Ottoman Empire
Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
combatant Ottoman garrison of Patras NERFINISHED
Venetian land forces NERFINISHED
Venetian naval forces
conflict Morean War NERFINISHED
followedBy Venetian consolidation of positions in the Peloponnese
goal capture of Patras
historicalRegion Morea NERFINISHED
involved artillery bombardment of city defenses
naval support for land operations
location Greece NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Patras NERFINISHED
Peloponnese NERFINISHED
militaryObjective securing a base for further operations in western Greece
partOf Ottoman–Venetian Wars NERFINISHED
Venetian expansion in the Peloponnese
precededBy earlier Venetian operations in the Gulf of Patras
relatedTo Venetian conquest of the Morea NERFINISHED
Venetian–Ottoman rivalry in the eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED
result Venetian capture of Patras NERFINISHED
temporary Venetian control of the city
strategicImportance control of access routes into the Peloponnese
control of key port city in the Gulf of Patras
theaterOfWar Morea NERFINISHED
timePeriod late 17th century
typeOfWarfare siege warfare

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Description of subject: The Siege of Patras was a key late-17th-century Ottoman–Venetian military engagement in the Peloponnese, during which Venetian forces sought to capture the strategic port city of Patras in the course of the Morean War.

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Morean War hasNotableEvent Siege of Patras