Siege of the Castle of Saint George 1500
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1500 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Greece | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Second Ottoman–Venetian War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Catholic Monarchy, Kingdom of France, Ottoman Empire, Republic of Venice | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 38.2000, 20.5000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of the Castle of Saint George, also known as the siege of Cephalonia, occurred from 8 November until 24 December 1500, when following a series of Venetian disasters at the hands of the Turks, the Spanish-Venetian army under Captain Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and Benedetto Pesaro succeeded in capturing the Ottoman stronghold of Cephalonia.
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