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Siege of Candia

Siege of Candia was a siege conducted on 1 May 1648 at Heraklion, in what is now Greece; it lasted 21.4 years. It was part of the Cretan War of 1645-1669, which ran from 1645 to 1669. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 60,000 soldiers; 20,000 workers and miners against 10,000 European allies; 12,000 Cretan & Venetian citizens.

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Siege of Candia
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Fought1 May 1648lasted 21.4 years
WhereHeraklion, Greece35.333N, 25.133E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstRepublic of Venice; Knights of Malta; Kingdom of France
Casualties and losses118,754 soldiers (Venetian reports)and30,985 Venetian soldiers (Venetian reports)
Part ofCretan War of 1645-16691645 to 1669

Where it sits in the Cretan War of 1645-1669

Siege of Thodorou, 1645Siege of Chania, 1645Action of 26 May 1646, 1646Battle of Chania, 1646Battle of Zadvarje, 1646Siege of Rethymno, 1646Battle of Makronisos, 1647Siege of Candia, 1648Battle of Focchies, 1649Action of 10 July 1651, 1651Battle of Perast, 1654Battle of the Dardanelles, 1654Battle of the Dardanelles, 1655Siege of Monemvasia, 1655Battle of the Dardanelles, 1656Action of 3 May 1657, 1657Battle of Marina, 1657Battle of the Dardanelles, 1657Siege of Tenedos, 1657Siege of Lemnos, 1657Capture of Kalamata, 1659Siege of Chania, 1660Action of 27 August 1661, 1661Action of 29 September 1662, 1662Battle of Porto Delphino, 1665Battle of Gradac, 1666Battle of San Pelagio, 1668Battle of Lesbos, 166816451668Siege of Candia, 1648
28 placed engagements of the Cretan War of 1645-1669 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 May 1648
to 27 September 1669
PlaceHeraklion, Greece
35.333N, 25.133E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeCrete ceded to Ottomans
Strength60,000 soldiers; 20,000 workers and miners10,000 European allies; 12,000 Cretan & Venetian citizens
Casualties and losses118,754 soldiers (Venetian reports)30,985 Venetian soldiers (Venetian reports)
Commanders
  • Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed
Siege of CandiaSiege of CandiaBattle of HeraklionSiege of ChandaxBattle of TrahiliBattle of RethymnoSiege of SoudaBattle of TrahiliBattle of RethymnoSiege of Souda100 km35.333N, 25.133E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between AD 960 and 1941.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1648

Siege of Candia is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q701094, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Candia, revision 1385008501, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.