What the records say
- When
- Aug 1537 – Sep 1537
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 39.62° N, 19.82° E
- Description
- 1537 siege
Siege of Corfu (1537)
1537 siege
The siege of Corfu in 1537 was led by the Ottoman Emperor Suleiman the Magnificent, against the Republic of Venice-held island of Corfu. It is part of the Ottoman–Venetian War (1537–1540), one of the numerous Ottoman–Venetian Wars of the period.
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