Siege of Castelnuovo

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The siege of Castelnuovo was an engagement during the Ottoman-Habsburg struggle for control of the Mediterranean, which took place in July 1539 at the walled town of Castelnuovo, present-day Herceg Novi, Montenegro. Castelnuovo had been conquered by elements of various Spanish tercios the year before during the failed campaign of the Holy League against the Ottoman Empire in Eastern Mediterranean waters. The walled town was besieged by land and sea by a powerful Ottoman army under Hayreddin Barbarossa, who offered an honourable surrender to the defenders. These terms were rejected by the Spanish commanding officer Francisco de Sarmiento and his captains even though they knew that the Holy League's fleet, defeated at the Battle of Preveza, could not relieve them. During the siege, Barbarossa's army suffered heavy losses due to the stubborn resistance of Sarmiento's men. Even the Venetian refused the promised naval link to Castelnuovo with the supplies and reinforcements; after a general troop parliament, the commanding officer Francisco de Sarmiento asked his captains what his answer should be to Barbarossa's offer to surrender. The captains responded: "Que vengan cuando quieran". However, Castelnuovo eventually fell into Ottoman hands and almost all the Spanish defenders, including Sarmiento, were killed. The loss of the town ended the Christian attempt to regain control of the Eastern Mediterranean. The courage displayed by the Old Tercio of Naples during this last stand, however, was praised and admired throughout Europe and was the subject of numerous poems and songs.

1539  Wikidata
siege, last stand, Empire of Charles V, Ottoman Empire, 

SM U-72, 

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    eventarmed conflictBattle of Castel-NuovobattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1539Siege of CastelnuovoOttoman Empire, siege, last stand, Empire of Charles VWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1654Battle of PerastRepublic of Venice, Ottoman Empire, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1687Siege of CastelnuovoRepublic of Venice, Ottoman Empire, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1813Siege of CattarosiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1836Battle of GrahovobattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1858Battle of GrahovacOttoman Empire, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict18691869 uprising in KrivošijerebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1916Battle of LovćenbattleWikidata
    eventwar1430First War of Konavlewar, Republic of Ragusa, Kingdom of BosniaWikidata
    eventwar1451Second War of Konavlewar, Republic of Ragusa, Kingdom of BosniaWikidata
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    objectwatercraft1901Giuseppe GaribaldiGiuseppe Garibaldi-class armored cruiser, armored cruiserWikidata
    sitecastle1400Sokol Fortressfortress, castleWikidata
    sitefortCastle of St. John in KotorfortressWikidata
    sitefortDjurdjevac CastlefortressWikidata
    sitefortFort StražnikfortWikidata
    sitefortFortress Spanjola (Herceg Novi)fortressWikidata
    sitefortKanli Kulasylvan theater, fortressWikidata
    sitefortKlobuk FortressfortressWikidata
    sitefort1860Vrmac FortressfortWikidata
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