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Siege of Knin

Siege of Knin was a siege conducted in 1688 at Knin, in what is now Croatia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Knin. It was part of the Morean War, which ran from 1684 to 1699. The recorded result: Venetian victory.

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Fought1688
WhereKnin, Croatia44.033N, 16.183E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeVenetian victory
BelligerentsRepublic of Veniceagainst20px Ottoman Empire
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 Knin, 1688
22 placed engagements of the Morean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1688 (year precision)
to 1688
PlaceKnin, Croatia
44.033N, 16.183E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeVenetian forces capture Knin
Commanders
  • Girolamo Corner
Siege of KninSiege of KninSiege of Knin1991 Siege of KijevoBattle of ŠibenikSiege of KlisSiege of Klis1991 Siege of KijevoSiege of KlisSiege of KlisSarajevoBanja LukaMostarPrijedorZadarZenicaSlavonski Brod100 km44.033N, 16.183E
Placed at Knin; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Knin is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 99 in present-day Croatia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q112609814, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Knin (1688), revision 1370742521, 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.