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Battle of Focchies

Battle of Focchies was a naval engagement fought on 12 May 1649 at Foça district, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Cretan War of 1645-1669, which ran from 1645 to 1669. The recorded result: Venetian victory. Recorded strength: 19 warships against 11 warships; 10 galleasses; 72 galleys.

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Battle of Focchies
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Fought12 May 1649
WhereFoça district, Turkey38.667N, 26.758E
OutcomeVenetian victory
BelligerentsVeniceagainstOttoman Empire
Part ofCretan War of 1645-16691645 to 1669

Where it sits in the Cretan War of 1645-1669

Siege of Thodorou, 1645Siege of Chania, 1645Action of 26 May 1646, 1646Battle of Chania, 1646Battle of Zadvarje, 1646Siege of Rethymno, 1646Battle of Makronisos, 1647Siege of Candia, 1648Battle of Focchies, 1649Action of 10 July 1651, 1651Battle of Perast, 1654Battle of the Dardanelles, 1654Battle of the Dardanelles, 1655Siege of Monemvasia, 1655Battle of the Dardanelles, 1656Action of 3 May 1657, 1657Battle of Marina, 1657Battle of the Dardanelles, 1657Siege of Tenedos, 1657Siege of Lemnos, 1657Capture of Kalamata, 1659Siege of Chania, 1660Action of 27 August 1661, 1661Action of 29 September 1662, 1662Battle of Porto Delphino, 1665Battle of Gradac, 1666Battle of San Pelagio, 1668Battle of Lesbos, 166816451668Battle of Focchies, 1649
28 placed engagements of the Cretan War of 1645-1669 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date12 May 1649
PlaceFoça district, Turkey
38.667N, 26.758E
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength19 warships11 warships; 10 galleasses; 72 galleys
Casualties and losses105 killed and wounded; 1 warship destroyedUnknown killed and wounded; 9 warships destroyed; 3 galleasses destroyed; 2 galleys destroyed; 1 warship captured; 1 galleass captured; 1 galley captured
Commanders
  • Koca Dervish Mehmed Pasha
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Battle of Focchies is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888513, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Focchies, revision 1370951054, 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.