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Siege of Vlorë

Siege of Vlorë was a siege conducted in 1691 at Vlorë, in what is now Albania. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Vlorë. It was part of the Morean War, which ran from 1684 to 1699. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 Janissaries and an unknown number of siege guns against Unknown.

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Fought1691
WhereVlorë, Albania40.450N, 19.483E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstRepublic of Venice
Casualties and lossesLightand4,000
Part ofMorean War1684 to 1699

Where it sits in the Morean War

Siege of Santa Maura, 1684Siege of Coron (1685), 1685Battle of Kalamata, 1685Siege of Coron (1686), 1686Battle of Icaria, 1686Siege of Nauplia, 1686Battle of Cape Baba, 1686Siege of Castelnuovo, 1687Siege of Patras, 1687Siege of the Acropolis, 1687Siege of Negroponte, 1688Siege of Knin, 1688Battle of Mytilene, 1690Siege of Vlorë, 1691Siege of Chania, 1692Battle of the Oinousses Islands, 1695Battle of Zeytinburnu, 1695Battle of Andros (1696), 1696Action of 6 July 1697, 1697Battle of Andros (1697), 1697Battle of Tenedos (1698), 1698Battle of Samothrace, 169816841698Siege of Vlorë, 1691
22 placed engagements of the Morean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1691 (year precision)
to 1691
PlaceVlorë, Albania
40.450N, 19.483E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength6,000 Janissaries and an unknown number of siege gunsUnknown
Casualties and lossesLight4,000
Siege of VlorëSiege of VlorëBattle of DrashovicaBattle of SasenoBattle of the AousSiege of BeratSiege of BeratBattle of DrashovicaBattle of SasenoBattle of the AousSiege of BeratTiranaLecceDurrësBitolaIoaninaKerkiraElbasanFier100 km40.450N, 19.483E
Placed at Vlorë; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Vlorë is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 62 in present-day Albania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q118929976, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Vlorë, revision 1374312572, 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.