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Siege of the Hexamilion Wall

Siege of the Hexamilion Wall was a siege conducted on 27 November 1446 at Hexamilion wall, in what is now Greece; it lasted 13 days. It was part of the Ottoman conquest of the Morea, which ran from 1458 to 1460. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 50,000 men; number of cannons.

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Fought27 November 1446lasted 13 days
WhereHexamilion wall, Greece37.926N, 22.973E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsDespotate of the MoreaagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown
Part ofOttoman conquest of the Morea1458 to 1460

Where it sits in the Ottoman conquest of the Morea

Siege of the Hexamilion Wall, 1446Battle of Corinth, 1458Siege of Corinth, 1458Siege of Gardiki-Arcadia, 1460Siege of Kastritza, 1460Siege of Salmeniko, 146014461460Siege of the Hexamilion Wall, 1446
6 placed engagements of the Ottoman conquest of the Morea in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 November 1446
to 10 December 1446
PlaceHexamilion wall, Greece
37.926N, 22.973E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknown50,000 men; number of cannons
Casualties and lossesHeavyUnknown
Commanders
  • Constantine XI Palaiologos
  • Thomas Palaiologos
Siege of the Hexamilion WallSiege of the Hexamilion WallSiege of CorinthBattle of LechaeumBattle of CorinthSiege of CorinthBattle of NemeaBattle of LechaeumAthensPatraKalamataAgrinioChalkidaTripoliPirgosErmoupoli100 km37.926N, 22.973E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 391 BC and 1463.

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Elsewhere in 1446

Siege of the Hexamilion Wall is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q135524918, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of the Hexamilion Wall (1446), revision 1370746670, 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.