Siege of Negroponte
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The siege of Negroponte was undertaken by the forces of the Republic of Venice from July to October 1688. The Venetian army, composed of several mercenary and allied contingents from western Europe, had succeeded in capturing the Peloponnese in the previous years, and proceeded to capture Athens and attack Negroponte, the main Ottoman stronghold in Central Greece. The Venetian siege was hampered by the Ottoman resistance and their inability to completely isolate the town, as the Ottoman general Ismail Pasha managed to ferry supplies to the besieged garrison. Furthermore, the Venetian army suffered many casualties from an outbreak of the plague in the Venetian camp, which led to the death of 4,000 troops and the experienced general Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck. The departure of the Florentine and Maltese contingents further weakened the Venetians, and when the German mercenaries refused to remain there in winter quarters, the Venetian commander, Doge Francesco Morosini, had to concede defeat and retreat to the Peloponnese.
1688
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Ottoman Empire, Republic of Venice, Greece,
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Location: 38.4636, 23.6028, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 197 | Siege of Eretria | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 291 | Siege of Thebes | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 334 | Battle of Thebes | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 410 | Battle of Eretria | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 423 | Battle of Delium | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 425 | Battle of Tanagra | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 456 | Battle of Oenophyta | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 456 | Battle of Tanagra | Sparta, battle, Argos, Classical Athens | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 489 | Siege of Eretria | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 880 | Siege of Euripos | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1470 | Siege of Negroponte | Republic of Venice, Ottoman Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1688 | Siege of Negroponte | Republic of Venice, Ottoman Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1825 | Battle of Kakosalesi | battle | Wikidata |