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Siege of Coron (1685)

Siege of Coron (1685) was a siege conducted on 25 June 1685 at Koroni, in what is now Greece; it lasted 47 days. It was part of the Morean War, which ran from 1684 to 1699. The recorded result: Venetian victory.

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Fought25 June 1685lasted 47 days
WhereKoroni, Greece36.795N, 21.963E
OutcomeVenetian victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstRepublic of Venice; Hospitaller Malta; Papal States; Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Casualties and losses>1,336 inhabitants enslavedandUnknown
Part ofMorean War1684 to 1699

Where it sits in the Morean War

Siege of Santa Maura, 1684Siege of Coron (1685), 1685Battle of Kalamata, 1685Siege of Coron (1686), 1686Battle of Icaria, 1686Siege of Nauplia, 1686Battle of Cape Baba, 1686Siege of Castelnuovo, 1687Siege of Patras, 1687Siege of the Acropolis, 1687Siege of Negroponte, 1688Siege of Knin, 1688Battle of Mytilene, 1690Siege of Vlorë, 1691Siege of Chania, 1692Battle of the Oinousses Islands, 1695Battle of Zeytinburnu, 1695Battle of Andros (1696), 1696Action of 6 July 1697, 1697Battle of Andros (1697), 1697Battle of Tenedos (1698), 1698Battle of Samothrace, 169816841698Siege of Coron (1685), 1685
22 placed engagements of the Morean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 June 1685
to 11 August 1685
PlaceKoroni, Greece
36.795N, 21.963E
KindSiege, early modern
Casualties and losses>1,336 inhabitants enslavedUnknown
Commanders
Siege of Coron (1685)Siege of Coron (1685)Siege of Coron (1533–1534)Siege of Coron (1686)Battle of SapienzaBattle of PylosBattle of ZonchioSiege of Coron (1533–1534)Battle of PylosAthensTripoliPirgosSparti100 km36.795N, 21.963E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1534 and 1686.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1685

Siege of Coron (1685) 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 Q126902909, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Conquest of Coron (1685), revision 1370612181, 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.