Atlas of Battles

war, 28 engagements

Battles of the Cretan War of 1645-1669

The atlas places 28 engagements of the Cretan War of 1645-1669 (1645 to 1669): 5 battles, 8 sieges and 15 naval actions across 4 present-day countries, most in Greece (16), Turkey (7), Croatia (3).

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Siege of ThodorouSiege of ChaniaAction of 26 May 1646Battle of ChaniaBattle of ZadvarjeSiege of RethymnoBattle of MakronisosBattle of PerastBattle of the DardanellesSiege of MonemvasiaAction of 3 May 1657Battle of MarinaSiege of TenedosSiege of LemnosCapture of KalamataSiege of ChaniaAction of 27 August 1661Action of 29 September 1662Battle of Porto DelphinoBattle of GradacBattle of San PelagioBattle of LesbosSiege of CandiaBattle of FocchiesAction of 10 July 1651Battle of the DardanellesBattle of the DardanellesBattle of the DardanellesSiege of CandiaBattle of FocchiesAction of 10 July 1651Battle of the DardanellesBattle of the DardanellesBattle of the DardanellesAthensNaplesSofiaTiranaPalermoThessalonikiSarajevoVallettaFlorenceKonya500 km39.386N, 21.824E
28 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1645: 2 engagements1646: 4 engagements1647: 1 engagements1648: 1 engagements1649: 1 engagements1651: 1 engagements1654: 2 engagements1655: 2 engagements1656: 1 engagements1657: 5 engagements5 in 16571659: 1 engagements1660: 1 engagements1661: 1 engagements1662: 1 engagements1665: 1 engagements1666: 1 engagements1668: 2 engagements16451668
28 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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, 166816451668
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1645Siege of ThodorouGreeceOttoman victory
27 June 1645Siege of ChaniaChania, GreeceOttoman victory
31 March 1646Action of 26 May 1646Bozcaada, Turkey
1646Battle of ChaniaChania, Greece
1646Battle of ZadvarjeCroatia
1646Siege of RethymnoRethymno, GreeceOttoman victory
1647Battle of MakronisosMakronisos, Greece
1 May 1648Siege of CandiaHeraklion, GreeceOttoman victory
12 May 1649Battle of FocchiesFoça district, TurkeyVenetian victory
1651Action of 10 July 1651Naxos Island, GreeceVenetian victory
1654Battle of PerastPerast, MontenegroVenetian victory
16 May 1654Battle of the DardanellesDardanelles, TurkeyOttoman victory
21 June 1655Battle of the DardanellesDardanelles, TurkeyVenetian victory
1655Siege of MonemvasiaMonemvasia, Greece
26 June 1656Battle of the DardanellesDardanelles, TurkeyVenetian–Maltese victory
1657Action of 3 May 1657Mediterranean SeaVenetian victory
1657Battle of MarinaCroatia
17 July 1657Battle of the DardanellesDardanelles, TurkeyOttoman victory
25 August 1657Siege of TenedosBozcaada Castle, Turkey
10 September 1657Siege of LemnosLemnos, GreeceOttoman victory
1659Capture of KalamataKalamata, GreeceVenetian victory
1660Siege of ChaniaChania, GreeceOttoman victory
27 August 1661Action of 27 August 1661Milos, GreeceVenetian–Hospitaller victory
1662Action of 29 September 1662Kos, Greece
27 November 1665Battle of Porto DelphinoChios, Greece
1666Battle of GradacGradac, Croatia
1668Battle of San PelagioHeraklion, Greece
1668Battle of LesbosLesbos, Greece

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Cretan War of 1645-1669 (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.