Early Modern era · 1770

Battle of Chesma

The Battle of Chesma (also known as the Battle of Chesme, Battle of Cheshme or Battle of Cesme Bay) took place on 5–7 July 1770 in and near Çeşme, in the area between the western tip of Anatolia and the island of Chios, which was the site of a number of past naval battles between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice.

Battle of Chesma
Battle of Chesma · Ivan Aivazovsky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1770
Where
Chios
Era
Early Modern

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Before and after

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