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Siege of Chania

Siege of Chania was a siege conducted on 27 June 1645 at Chania, in what is now Greece; it lasted 56 days. It was part of the Cretan War of 1645-1669, which ran from 1645 to 1669. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 50,000 men; 7,000 Janissaries; 14,000 Siphais; 3,000 sapper; Thousands of Timariots against 12,000.

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Fought27 June 1645lasted 56 days
WhereChania, Greece35.517N, 24.017E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Ottoman Tripolitania; 23px Ottoman TunisagainstRepublic of Venice
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown; 12 ships captured
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 Chania, 1645
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

Date27 June 1645
to 22 August 1645
PlaceChania, Greece
35.517N, 24.017E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength50,000 men; 7,000 Janissaries; 14,000 Siphais; 3,000 sapper; Thousands of Timariots12,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown; 12 ships captured
Commanders
  • Silahdar Yusuf Pasha
Siege of ChaniaSiege of ChaniaSiege of ChaniaBattle of CreteBattle of 42nd StreetSiege of SoudaSiege of VamosSiege of VamosIraklio100 km35.517N, 24.017E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1645 and 1941.

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Siege of Chania 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 Q12303057, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Chania (1645), revision 1370740138, 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.