Battle of the Dardanelles (1657)
| Fourth Battle of the Dardanelles | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman-Venetian War over Crete | |||||||
Death of Lazzaro Mocenigo, by Giuseppe Lorenzo Gatteri | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ottoman Empire |
Republic of Venice Order of Saint John Papal States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Köprülü Mehmed Pasha | Lazzaro Mocenigo † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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28 sailing ships 9 galleasses 10 galleys |
29 sailing ships 7 galeasses 31 galleys | ||||||
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The Fourth Battle of the Dardanelles in the Fifth Ottoman-Venetian War took place between 17 and 19 July 1657 outside the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait. The Ottomans succeeded in breaking the Venetian blockade over the Straits.