Siege of Coron (1533–1534) 1534
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1534 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Greece | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Ottoman–Spanish War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Hispanic Monarchy, Ottoman Empire, Republic of Genoa | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 36.7833, 21.9500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Coron in 1533–1534 was a two-part attempt by the Ottoman Empire the recapture of the fortress of Koroni (Coron) in Messenia, Greece, by the Ottoman Empire, after the fortress was occupied by Emperor Charles V's army in 1532.
The first of the sieges was unsuccessful, with an imperial armada under Andrea Doria routing the Ottoman armada under Lütfi Pasha. The event highlighted the weakness of the Ottoman Navy at that time. Admiral and historian Edmond Jurien de La Gravière considered it one of the most skillful naval operations of the 16th century. After the battle, however, the imperial court saw the place too costly to defend and did not reinforce it, and during a second siege the following year, it was abandoned.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Coron (1533–1534) (revision 1379045264), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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