conquest of Crete

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The conquest of Crete was the long 17th-century Ottoman campaign that ended Venetian rule on the island and secured Ottoman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.

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instanceOf 17th-century war
Ottoman–Venetian conflict
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Cretan War
Fifth Ottoman–Venetian War
cause Ottoman attempt to expand influence in the eastern Mediterranean
Venetian–Ottoman rivalry over trade routes
conflictType land warfare
naval warfare
duration approximately 24 years
endTime 1669
followedBy Morean War
hasPart Battle of Andros (1696)
Battle of Fodele
Battle of Milo (1659)
Battle of Naxos (1651)
Battle of Paros (1651)
Battle of the Bosporus (1652)
Battle of the Dardanelles (1654)
Battle of the Dardanelles (1655)
Battle of the Dardanelles (1656)
Battle of the Dardanelles (1657)
Siege of Candia
linked to: War of Candia
impact consolidation of Ottoman control over key Aegean sea routes
decline of Venetian maritime power
location Crete
eastern Mediterranean
longestSiege Siege of Candia
linked to: War of Candia
mainBelligerent Ottoman Empire
Republic of Venice
notableCommander Francesco Morosini
Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha
opponent Duchy of Savoy
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Knights of Malta
linked to: Knights Hospitaller

Papal States
partOf Ottoman–Venetian Wars
precededBy Fourth Ottoman–Venetian War
result Ottoman control of Crete
Ottoman victory
end of Venetian rule on Crete
strengthening of Ottoman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean
Siege of CandiaDuration about 21 years
significantEvent beginning of the Siege of Candia in 1648
fall of Candia in 1669
landing of Ottoman forces in Crete in 1645
startTime 1645
territorialChange Crete ceded by Venice to the Ottoman Empire

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Mehmed IV notableEvent conquest of Crete
subject linked to: Sultan Mehmed IV