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Siege of Lemnos

Siege of Lemnos was a siege conducted on 10 September 1657 at Lemnos, in what is now Greece; it lasted 2 months. It was part of the Cretan War of 1645-1669, which ran from 1645 to 1669. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 or 10,000 men against Unknown.

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Fought10 September 1657lasted 2 months
WhereLemnos, Greece39.917N, 25.250E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstRepublic of Venice
Casualties and losses500+and100–200 killed; 500 captured
Part ofCretan War of 1645-16691645 to 1669

Where it sits in the Cretan War of 1645-1669

Siege of Thodorou, 1645Siege of Chania, 1645Action of 26 May 1646, 1646Battle of Chania, 1646Battle of Zadvarje, 1646Siege of Rethymno, 1646Battle of Makronisos, 1647Siege of Candia, 1648Battle of Focchies, 1649Action of 10 July 1651, 1651Battle of Perast, 1654Battle of the Dardanelles, 1654Battle of the Dardanelles, 1655Siege of Monemvasia, 1655Battle of the Dardanelles, 1656Action of 3 May 1657, 1657Battle of Marina, 1657Battle of the Dardanelles, 1657Siege of Tenedos, 1657Siege of Lemnos, 1657Capture of Kalamata, 1659Siege of Chania, 1660Action of 27 August 1661, 1661Action of 29 September 1662, 1662Battle of Porto Delphino, 1665Battle of Gradac, 1666Battle of San Pelagio, 1668Battle of Lesbos, 166816451668Siege of Lemnos, 1657
28 placed engagements of the Cretan War of 1645-1669 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 September 1657
to 12 November 1657
PlaceLemnos, Greece
39.917N, 25.250E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength4,000 or 10,000 menUnknown
Casualties and losses500+100–200 killed; 500 captured
Siege of LemnosSiege of LemnosCapture of LemnosBattle of AthosBattle of ImbrosBattle of TenedosBattle of TenedosCapture of LemnosBattle of AthosBattle of ImbrosBattle of TenedosSeresMitiliniKavalaAlexandroupoliPolygyros100 km39.917N, 25.250E
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Siege of Lemnos 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 Q31193305, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Lemnos (1657), revision 1377520829, 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.