Battle of the Dardanelles (1656)

Third Battle of the Dardanelles
Part of the Ottoman-Venetian War over Crete

Battle of the Dardanelles, by Pieter Casteleyn, 1657.
Date26 June 1656
Location
Dardanelles Straits
40°12′N 26°24′E / 40.2°N 26.4°E / 40.2; 26.4
Result Venetian–Maltese victory
Belligerents
 Republic of Venice
Order of Saint John		 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Lorenzo Marcello †
Pietro Bembo
Barbado Badoer
Gregorio Carafa		 Kenan Pasha
Strength

67 ships

  • 29 sailing ships
  • 7 galeasses
  • 31 galleys

98 ships

  • 28 sailing ships
  • 9 galleasses
  • 61 galleys
Casualties and losses
3 ships destroyed or captured 82 ships destroyed or captured

The Third Battle of the Dardanelles in the Fifth Ottoman-Venetian War took place on 26 and 27 June 1656 inside the Dardanelles Strait. The battle was a clear victory for Venice and the Knights Hospitaller over the Ottoman Empire, although their commander, Lorenzo Marcello, was killed on the first day.

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