What the records say
- When
- 1553 – 1559
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 42.15° N, 9.08° E
- Description
- 1553 Franco-Ottoman invasion of Corsica
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Invasion of Corsica (1553)
1553 Franco-Ottoman invasion of Corsica
The Invasion of Corsica of 1553 occurred when French, Ottoman, and Corsican exile forces combined to capture the island of Corsica from the Republic of Genoa.
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