Siege of Coron

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The Siege of Coron was a key 16th-century Ottoman–Venetian military engagement in the Peloponnese, notable for its intense fighting and strategic importance during the Morean War.

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instanceOf military engagement
siege
belligerent Habsburg Spain NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire
Ottoman Empire
Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
chronologicalContext 16th century
commander Andrea Doria NERFINISHED
Charles V (as overlord of Habsburg forces) NERFINISHED
Ottoman local commanders in the Morea
conflict Ottoman–Habsburg wars NERFINISHED
Ottoman–Venetian War of 1537–1540 NERFINISHED
conflictType Ottoman–Venetian military engagement
country Ottoman Empire
endTime 1534
hasCause Habsburg attempts to challenge Ottoman naval power
Ottoman expansion into the Morea NERFINISHED
Ottoman–Venetian rivalry in the eastern Mediterranean
hasPart land siege operations around the fortress
naval blockade of Coron
historicalRegion Morea NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Greece NERFINISHED
location Coron NERFINISHED
Morea NERFINISHED
Peloponnese NERFINISHED
notableFor demonstration of Ottoman resilience against Habsburg–Venetian offensives
intense fighting between Ottoman and Christian forces
strategic importance for control of the Peloponnese
opponent Habsburg Spain NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire
Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
partOf Ottoman–Venetian War of 1537–1540 NERFINISHED
relatedTo Battle of Preveza NERFINISHED
Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503) NERFINISHED
Ottoman–Venetian War (1537–1540) NERFINISHED
result Ottoman recapture of Coron
Ottoman victory
Withdrawal of Habsburg–Venetian forces
significantEvent Habsburg–Spanish capture of Coron from the Ottomans in 1532
Intense land and naval operations around Coron
Ottoman counter-siege of Coron NERFINISHED
startTime 1532
strategicImportance Control of a key fortress on the southwestern coast of the Peloponnese
Control of sea routes in the eastern Mediterranean
Projection of Ottoman naval power in the Ionian and Adriatic Seas

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Morean War hasNotableEvent Siege of Coron