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Siege of Corfu

Siege of Corfu was a siege conducted on 8 July 1716 at Corfu, in what is now Greece; it lasted 44 days. It was part of the Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War, which ran from 1714 to 1718. The recorded result: Venetian victory.

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Χάρτης της Πόλης Κέρκυρας και τα φρούριά της.
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Fought8 July 1716lasted 44 days
WhereCorfu, Greece39.623N, 19.913E
OutcomeVenetian victory
BelligerentsRepublic of Venice; SMOM; Papal States; Spain; TuscanyagainstOttoman Empire
Part ofSeventh Ottoman–Venetian War1714 to 1718

Where it sits in the Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War

Siege of Souda, 1715Ottoman reconquest of the Morea, 1715Siege of Nauplia, 1715Siege of Corfu, 1716Action of 8 July 1716, 1716Battle of Imbros, 1717Battle of Matapan, 1717Battle of Elafonisos, 1718Siege of Ulcinj, 171817151718Siege of Corfu, 1716
9 placed engagements of the Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date8 July 1716
to 21 August 1716
PlaceCorfu, Greece
39.623N, 19.913E
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthCorfu: 5,700 soldiers; 26 ships; 18 galleys; 2 galleasses; 12 galiots; 2 fireships; Relief fleet: 13 ships; 13 galleys33,000 soldiers; 62 ships; 15 galleys; 4 fireships; 2 bomb ships; 11 transports
Casualties and losses10,000 military losses; Unknown number of civilians15,000 dead; 56 cannons; 8 siege mortars
Commanders
  • Canım Hoca Mehmed Pasha
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Siege of Corfu is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q11794876, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Corfu (1716), revision 1381326904, 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.