What the records say
- When
- 1 Oct 1572 – 17 Oct 1572
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 36.91° N, 21.70° E
- Description
- 1572 military engagement between Holy league and Ottomans
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Siege of Navarino (1572)
Military engagement between Holy league and Ottomans
The siege of Navarino was a military engagement between the Holy League fleet, led by John of Austria, who besieged the Ottoman garrison in Navarino as part of an operation to destroy the Ottoman fleet built after the Battle of Lepanto. The operation ended in failure by a variety of reasons, leading to the withdrawal of the Christian armada.
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