Early Modern era · 1645 – 1669
Cretan War
The Cretan War, also known as the War of Candia or the fifth Ottoman–Venetian war, was a conflict between the Republic of Venice and her allies (chief among them the Knights of Malta, the Papal States and France) against the Ottoman Empire and the Barbary States largely fought over the island of Crete, Venice's largest and richest overseas possession.
- When
- 23 Jun 1645
- Where
- Dalmatia
- Era
- Early Modern
Topics
Before and after
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