Siege

Siege of Coron

1770 · 36.80° N, 21.96° E

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When
1770
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
36.80° N, 21.96° E
Description
1770 siege
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Siege of Coron (1770)

Military conflict

The Siege of Coron was a military engagement that took place between February and June 1770, during the Orlov Revolt. It was fought between the Russian Empire and local Greek rebels against the Ottoman Empire in the town of Coron, in the southwestern Peloponnese. The siege ended with an Ottoman victory, marking one of the key failures of the Orlov expedition in the Morea.

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