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Siege of Corfu

Siege of Corfu was a siege conducted on 4 November 1798 at Corfu, in what is now Greece; it lasted 4 months. It was part of the War of the Second Coalition, which ran from 1798 to 1802. The recorded result: Russo-Ottoman victory.

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Монета Банка России, Серия: «Флот», 300-летие Российского флота, 25 рублей, Штурм крепости Корфу, реверс
Монета Банка России, Серия: «Флот», 300-летие Российского флота, 25 рублей, Штурм крепости Корфу, реверс. Банк России, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 November 1798lasted 4 months
WhereCorfu, Greece39.624N, 19.921E
OutcomeRusso-Ottoman victory
BelligerentsRussian Empire; Ottoman Empire; Pashalik of YaninaagainstFrench First Republic
Casualties and losses300 to 400 killed and wounded; ~131 (Russians); ~169 (Ottomans, Albanians)and700 to 1,000
Part ofWar of the Second Coalition1798 to 1802

Where it sits in the War of the Second Coalition

Mediterranean campaign of 1798, 1798French invasion of Malta, 1798French invasion of Egypt and Syria, 1798Capture of Alexandria, 1798Battle of Shubra Khit, 1798Action of 15 July 1798, 1798Battle of the Nile, 1798Battle of El Salheya, 1798Battle of Salahieh, 1798Battle of Salahieh, 1798Battle of St. George's Caye, 1798Battle of El Lahun, 1798Siege of Butrint, 1798Revolt of Cairo, 1798Battle of Nicopolis, 1798Siege of Corfu, 1798Capture of Minorca, 1798Siege of Acre, 1799Battle of Trebbia, 1799Siege of Ancona, 1799Battle of Samanouth, 1799Battle of Aswan, 1799Siege of El Arish, 1799Siege of Jaffa, 1799Battle of Ostrach, 1799Battle of Feldkirch, 1799Battle of Stockach, 1799Siege of Mantua, 1799Battle of Magnano, 1799Battle of Nazareth, 1799Battle of Mount Tabor, 1799Battle of Cassano, 1799Battle of Frauenfeld, 1799Battle of Winterthur, 1799First Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Modena, 1799Siege of Alessandria, 1799First Battle of Abukir, 1799Battle of Oberwald, 1799Battle of Schwyz, 1799Battle of Novi, 1799Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, 1799Battle of Callantsoog, 1799Battle of Krabbendam, 1799Battle of Mannheim, 1799Second Battle of Zurich, 1799Limmat crossing near Dietikon (1799), 1799Battle of Gotthard Pass, 1799Battle of Muottental, 1799Battle of Alkmaar, 1799Battle of Castricum, 1799Battle of Damietta, 1799Battle of Genola, 1799Battle of Obrigheim, 1799Battle of Wiesloch, 1799Siege of El Arish, 1799Second Italian Campaign, 1800Battle of Walserfeld, 1800Battle of Heliopolis, 1800Battle of Sassello, 1800Siege of Genoa, 1800Rhine crossing near Rheinklingen (1800), 1800Battle of Stockach, 1800Battle of Engen, 1800Battle of Messkirch, 1800Battle of Erbach, 1800Battle of Montebello, 1800Battle of Höchstädt, 1800Battle of Neuburg, 1800Invasion of Curaçao, 1800Battle of Hohenlinden, 1800Battle of Pozzolo, 1800Second Battle of Abukir, 1801Battle of Alexandria, 1801Battle of Copenhagen, 1801Siege of El Rahmaniya, 1801Battle of Al Khankah, 1801Algeciras Campaign, 1801First Battle of Algeciras, 1801Second Battle of Algeciras, 1801Battle of Suriname, 180417981804Siege of Corfu, 1798
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Record

Date4 November 1798
to 3 March 1799
PlaceCorfu, Greece
39.624N, 19.921E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength6,200 to 8,000; ~1,700 Russians and Ottomans; ~4,500 Albanians; 12 ships of the line; 11 frigates; Several smaller vessels3,700 to 4,000; 150 coastal guns (only battleworthy); 2 ships of the line; 1 frigate; 1 bomb vessel; 1 brig and 4 small vessels
Casualties and losses300 to 400 killed and wounded; ~131 (Russians); ~169 (Ottomans, Albanians)700 to 1,000
Commanders
  • Fyodor Ushakov
  • Ivan Andreevich Selivachev
  • Kadir Bey
  • Ali Pasha of Yanina
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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 Q4120811, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Corfu (1798–1799), revision 1382487565, 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.