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Battle of Kalamata

Battle of Kalamata was a battle fought on 14 September 1685 at Kalamata, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Morean War, which ran from 1684 to 1699. The recorded result: Venetian victory.

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Fought14 September 1685
WhereKalamata, Greece37.033N, 22.122E
OutcomeVenetian victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstRepublic of Venice
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, 169816841698Battle of Kalamata, 1685
22 placed engagements of the Morean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date14 September 1685
PlaceKalamata, Greece
37.033N, 22.122E
KindBattle, early modern
Commanders
  • Hannibal von Degenfeld
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Battle of Kalamata 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 Q118154043, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kalamata (1685), revision 1370266594, 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.