What the records say
- When
- 20 Sep 1698
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.45° N, 25.59° E
- Description
- 1698 last significant battle of Great Turkish War
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Samothrace (1698)
Last significant battle of the Great Turkish War
The Battle of Samothrace was an inconclusive battle which took place on 20 September 1698 near the island of Samothrace, during the Sixth Ottoman–Venetian War. It was fought between Venice on one side, and the Ottoman Empire with its Tripolitanian and Tunisian vassals on the other. Venetian casualties were 299 killed and 622 wounded.
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