What the records say
- When
- 12 May 1649
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.67° N, 26.76° E
- Description
- 1649 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Focchies
1649 naval battle
The Battle of Focchies was a significant naval engagement that took place on 12 May 1649, in the harbour of Focchies, Smyrna between a Venetian fleet of nineteen warships under the command of Giacomo da Riva, and an Ottoman fleet of eleven warships, ten galleasses, and seventy-two galleys, with the battle resulting in a crushing victory for the Venetian fleet.
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