Event
The Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II conquers the Greek island of Lesbos after a 14-day attack by sea and by land with over 20,000 troops
15 Sep 1462 · 39.11° N, 26.56° E
What the records say
- When
- 15 Sep 1462
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 39.11° N, 26.56° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Ottoman conquest of Lesbos.
Summary
The Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II conquers the Greek island of Lesbos after a 14-day attack by sea and by land with over 20,000 troops, capturing the last fortress in the siege of Mytilene.
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- Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Midilli'nin Fethi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page