Siege of Zadar (1345–1346)
| Siege of Zadar (1345–1346) | |||||||
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| Part of the Croatian–Venetian wars and Hungarian–Venetian wars | |||||||
The Conquest of Zara, painted by Tintoretto in 1584 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republic of Venice |
Kingdom of Croatia Kingdom of Hungary City of Zadar | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Marco Giustiniani Pietro de Canale Pietro Civrano Marino Faliero Andrea Mauroceno Pietro della Franteria |
King Louis I Marko Corner, knez (prince) of Zadar Zoilo Uršulin Ivan Škrbec | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20,000 – 25,000 |
4,000 – 6,000 Zadar soldiers 20,000 – 100,000 king's soldiers (?) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| min. 2,000 – 3,000 |
min. 500 Zadar soldiers, unknown number of king's soldiers | ||||||
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The siege of Zadar (12 August 1345 – 21 December 1346) was a successful attempt of the Republic of Venice to capture Zadar (or Zara), a Croatian coastal city in northern Dalmatia. It was a combined land and sea offensive by the Venetians, consisting of many separate battles and operations against the citizens of Zadar, who refused to accept Venetian suzerainty and demanded autonomy. Despite receiving military aid from Croato-Hungarian king Louis the Angevin, Zadar was unable to resist the siege and was finally defeated.