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Action of 27 August 1661

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Action of 27 August, 1661
Part of Cretan War (1645-1669)

Naval battle between the Turkish and Venetian fleets in 1661 (17th-century miniature)
Date27 August 1661
Location
Result Venetian–Hospitaller victory
Belligerents
 Republic of Venice
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knights Hospitaller
 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Republic of Venice Giorgio Morosini
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Ruffo
Ottoman Empire Unknown
Strength
20 galleys
2 galleasses
36 galleys
Casualties and losses
unknown 5 galleys sunk
4 galleys captured

Action of 27 August 1661 was a naval battle that took place on 27 August 1661 near Milos, Greece between the Republic of Venice and the Knights Hospitaller over the Ottoman Empire.

Ships involved

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Venice/Malta

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20 galleys and 2 galleasses

Turkey

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36 galleys - 5 sunk, 4 captured

Result

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The result was a victory for Venice and Malta over the Ottoman Empire.

References

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  • Anderson, R. C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant 1559–1853. Princeton: Princeton University Press. OCLC 1015099422.
  • Setton, Kenneth Meyer (1991). Venice, Austria, and the Turks in the Seventeenth Century. Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society. ISBN 0-87169-192-2.