Siege of Candia

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:casualties high
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Republic_of_Venice
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Köprülü_Fazıl_Ahmed_Pasha
gptkb:Francesco_Morosini
gptkbp:duration 21 years
gptkbp:endDate 1669
gptkbp:followedBy Ottoman control of Crete
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Candia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Crete
gptkb:Heraklion
gptkb:Candia
gptkbp:notableEvent epidemics among defenders and besiegers
extensive use of sapping and mining
heavy bombardment of city walls
gptkbp:notableFor one of the longest sieges in history
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Cretan_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Ottoman_invasion_of_Crete
gptkbp:result Ottoman victory
gptkbp:significance end of Venetian rule in Crete
gptkbp:startDate 1648
gptkbp:supports French military assistance to Venice
Kingdom of Naples assistance to Venice
Knights of Malta assistance to Venice
Papal States assistance to Venice
Tuscany assistance to Venice
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Heraklion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5