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Siege of Corinth

Siege of Corinth was a siege conducted on 3 September 1463 at Corinth, in what is now Greece; it lasted 47 days. It was part of First Ottoman–Venetian War, which ran from 1463 to 1479. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 60 men against Thousands of soldiers, 32 galleys and many ships.

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Fought3 September 1463lasted 47 days
WhereCorinth, Greece37.891N, 22.872E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstRepublic of Venice
Part ofFirst Ottoman–Venetian War1463 to 1479

Where it sits in First Ottoman–Venetian War

Siege of Corinth, 1463Siege of Mytilene, 1464Battle of Mystras, 1464Battle of Patras, 1466Battle of Patras, 1466Siege of Negroponte, 1470Attack on Antalya, 1472Siege of Shkodra, 1474Battle of Isonzo, 1477Battle of Lucinico, 1477Siege of Shkodra, 147814631478Siege of Corinth, 1463
11 placed engagements of First Ottoman–Venetian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date3 September 1463
to 20 October 1463
PlaceCorinth, Greece
37.891N, 22.872E
KindSiege, medieval
Strength60 menThousands of soldiers, 32 galleys and many ships
Commanders
  • Alvise Loredan
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 391 BC and 1463.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1463

Siege of Corinth is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q137299577, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Corinth (1463), revision 1370740434, 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.