What the records say
- When
- 18 Oct 1798 – 25 Oct 1798
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 39.75° N, 20.02° E
- Description
- Ottoman victory over France in Albania
Siege of Butrint (1798)
Ottoman victory over France in Albania
The siege of Butrint took place on 18–25 October [O.S. 7–14 October] 1798 between Revolutionary France and Ali Pasha of Janina, the ruler of the semi-autonomous Ottoman Pashalik of Yanina.
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