Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Francesco Morosini

Battles of Francesco Morosini

Doge of Venice (1619–1694)

Francesco Morosini is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1648 and 1688: 1 battle and 7 sieges, all in present-day Greece. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,541 km apart end to end, 220 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Morean War (5), Cretan War of 1645-1669 (3).

Capture of KalamataSiege of ChaniaSiege of NaupliaSiege of CandiaSiege of Santa MauraSiege of Coron (1685)Siege of the AcropolisSiege of NegroponteSiege of CandiaSiege of Santa MauraSiege of Coron (1685)Siege of the AcropolisSiege of NegroponteİzmirPatraKalamataTripoliHiosPirgosKosErmoupoliSitiaHania200 km37.026N, 22.889E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1648: 1 engagements1 in 16481659: 1 engagements1 in 16591660: 1 engagements1 in 16601684: 1 engagements1 in 16841685: 1 engagements1 in 16851686: 1 engagements1 in 16861687: 1 engagements1 in 16871688: 1 engagements1 in 168816481688
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Candia, 1648Capture of Kalamata, 1659Siege of Chania, 1660Siege of Santa Maura, 1684Siege of Coron (1685), 1685Siege of Nauplia, 1686Siege of the Acropolis, 1687Siege of Negroponte, 168816481688
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1 May 1648Siege of CandiaHeraklion, GreeceOttoman victory
1659Capture of KalamataKalamata, Greece331 km NWVenetian victory
1660Siege of ChaniaChania, Greece240 km SEOttoman victory
21 July 1684Siege of Santa MauraLefkada, Greece465 km NWVenetian victory
25 June 1685Siege of Coron (1685)Koroni, Greece243 km SEVenetian victory
1686Siege of NaupliaNafplio, Greece113 km NEVenetian victory
23 September 1687Siege of the AcropolisAcropolis of Athens, Greece93 km NESurrender of the Acropolis of Athens; destruction of the...
13 July 1688Siege of NegroponteChalkída, Greece56 km NOttoman victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Giovanni Carboncino, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.