siege, early modern

Siege of Corfu

Name: Siege of Corfu
Location: Corfu, Greece

Siege of Corfu was a siege conducted in July 1537 at Corfu, in what is now Greece. It was part of Third Ottoman–Venetian War, which ran from 1537 to 1540. The recorded result: Venetian victory; Ottomans fail to capture Corfu. Recorded strength: 320 ships; 25,000 soldiers; 320 ships; : 13 ships against Unknown.

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FoughtJuly 1537

WhereCorfu, Greece39.624N, 19.820E

OutcomeVenetian victory; Ottomans fail to capture Corfu.

BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Kingdom of FranceagainstRepublic of Venice

Part ofThird Ottoman–Venetian War1537 to 1540

Record

Date	July 1537 (month precision) to August 1537
Place	Corfu, Greece 39.624N, 19.820E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Strength	320 ships; 25,000 soldiers; 320 ships; : 13 ships	Unknown
Commanders	Suleiman the Magnificent Şehzade Mehmed Selim II Ayas Mehmed Pasha Bertrand d'Ornesan

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Corfu 1716, 7.9 km E
Siege of Corfu 1798, 8.7 km E
Action of 8 July 1716 1716, 19 km NE
Siege of Butrint 1798, 22 km NE
Battle of Elaia–Kalamas 1940, 28 km E

In the same war

After: Battle of Preveza 28 September 1538

Elsewhere in 1537

Siege of Corfu is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12810411, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Corfu (1537), revision 1381850417, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.