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Siege of Coron (1533–1534)

Siege of Coron (1533–1534) was a siege conducted in March 1534 at Koroni, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Ottoman–Spanish War, which ran from 1515 to 1577. The recorded result: First siege: Imperial victory; Second siege: Ottoman victory.

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FoughtMarch 1534
WhereKoroni, Greece36.783N, 21.950E
OutcomeFirst siege: Imperial victory; Second siege: Ottoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman Empire; border|25px Republic of Venice (first siege)againstSpanish Empire; Holy Roman Empire; border|25px Order of Knights Hospitaller; 20px Papal States; Republic of Genoa; Greek rebels
Part ofOttoman–Spanish War1515 to 1577

Where it sits in the Ottoman–Spanish War

Capture of Algiers, 1516Fall of Tlemcen, 1518Battle of Algiers, 1529Capture of Algiers, 1529Battle of Formentera, 1529Siege of Coron (1533–1534), 1534Conquest of Tunis, 1534Conquest of Tunis, 1535Attack on Sousse, 1537Battle of Antipaxos, 1537Siege of Castelnuovo, 1539Battle of Girolata, 1540Battle of Alborán, 1540Algiers expedition, 1541Capture of Mahdia, 1550Djerba Incident, 1551Capture of Béjaïa, 1555Siege of Oran, 1556Capture of Bizerte, 1557Battle of Djerba, 1560Battle of Saint Monica, 1561Battle of Lipari, 1561Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir, 1563Capture of Tunis, 1569Battle of Béja, 1569Battle of Lepanto, 1571Siege of Navarino, 1572Conquest of Tunis, 1573Conquest of Tunis, 1574Action of 26 September 1575, 1575Battle of Cape Corvo, 161315161613Siege of Coron (1533–1534), 1534
31 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Spanish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateMarch 1534 (month precision)
to 1 April 1534
PlaceKoroni, Greece
36.783N, 21.950E
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthFirst siege: 60 galleys; 2 galiots; 40 carracks; 10 fustas; 10,000 soldiers; Second siege: 10,000 soldiersFirst siege: 27 galleys; 30 carracks and galleons; 1 brigantine; 2,500 soldiers (in fleet); 2,500 soldiers (in Coron); Second siege: 2,500 soldiers
Casualties and losses1 galley sunk; 1 carrack captured; 3 ships captured; Many ships damaged; 400 soldiers killed; 300 soldiers captured1 brigantine sunk; 1 carrack damaged; Part of two crews captured or killed
Commanders
  • Lütfi Pasha
Siege of Coron (1533–1534)Siege of Coron (1533–1534)Siege of Coron (1686)Siege of Coron (1685)Battle of SapienzaBattle of PylosBattle of ZonchioBattle of SapienzaBattle of PylosAthensTripoliPirgosSparti100 km36.783N, 21.950E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1534 and 1686.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1534

Siege of Coron (1533–1534) is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3403090, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Coron (1533–1534), revision 1379045264, 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.