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Siege of Mytilene

Siege of Mytilene was a siege conducted on 1 April 1464 at Mytilene, 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: 400 men; Relief force: 150 ships against 34–70 ships; Unknown total men; 800–3,000 infantry.

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Siege of Mytilene, 1464 (J. A. Thelot)
Siege of Mytilene, 1464 (J. A. Thelot). Johann Andreas Thelot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 April 1464lasted 47 days
WhereMytilene, Greece39.112N, 26.562E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstRepublic of Venice
Casualties and lossesUnknownand5,000 losses
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 Mytilene, 1464
11 placed engagements of First Ottoman–Venetian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 April 1464
to 18 May 1464
PlaceMytilene, Greece
39.112N, 26.562E
KindSiege, medieval
Strength400 men; Relief force: 150 ships34–70 ships; Unknown total men; 800–3,000 infantry
Casualties and lossesUnknown5,000 losses
Commanders
Siege of MytileneSiege of MytileneBattle of MytileneSiege of MytileneBattle of ArginusaeBattle of LesbosBattle of the Oinousses IslandsBattle of ArginusaeBattle of LesbosBattle of the Oinousses IslandsİzmirBalıkesirÇanakkaleHios100 km39.112N, 26.562E
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 3 times between 81 BC and 1690.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1464

Siege of Mytilene 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 Q137400000, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Mytilene (1464), revision 1370743786, 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.