Battle of the Dardanelles (1655)
| Second Battle of the Dardanelles | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman-Venetian War over Crete | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republic of Venice | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lazzaro Mocenigo | Kara Mustafa Pasha | ||||||
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26 sailing ships 6 galleys 4 galleasses |
36 sailing ships 60 galleys 8 galleasses | ||||||
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This battle took place on 21 June 1655 inside the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait. It was a clear victory for Venice over the Ottoman Empire during the Cretan War.