siege, medieval
Siege of Corinth
Siege of Corinth was a siege conducted on 3 September 1463 at Corinth, in what is now Greece. It was part of First Ottoman–Venetian War, which ran from 1463 to 1479. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 60 men against Thousands of soldiers, 32 galleys and many ships.
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Record
| Date | 3 September 1463 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Corinth, Greece 37.891N, 22.872E | |
| Part of | First Ottoman–Venetian War (1463 to 1479) | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | Ottoman victory | |
| Belligerents | Ottoman Empire | Republic of Venice |
| Commanders | Elvanoğlu Sinan Beg; Mahmud Angelović; Turahanoğlu Ömer | Bertoldo d’Este; Alvise Loredan |
| Strength | 60 men | Thousands of soldiers, 32 galleys and many ships |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Corinth 146 BC, 1.8 km
- Battle of Lechaeum 391 BC, 5.0 km
- Siege of Corinth 1458, 7.2 km
- Siege of the Hexamilion Wall 1446, 9.6 km
- Battle of Nemea 394 BC, 17 km
In the same war
- After: Siege of Mytilene 1 April 1464
- All 6 engagements of First Ottoman–Venetian War
Elsewhere in 1463
- Siege of Jajce Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Battle of Chikhori Georgia
- Battle of Vistula Lagoon Russia
Siege of Corinth is one of 462 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 274 in present-day Greece.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q137299577, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Corinth (1463), revision 1370740434, 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.