Siege of Negroponte (1470)
The siege of Negroponte was fought between the forces of the Ottoman Empire, led by Sultan Mehmed II in person, and the garrison of the Venetian colony of Negroponte (Chalcis), the capital of the Venetian possession of Euboea in Central Greece. The Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II laid siege to the fortress at Negroponte. It lasted for almost a month, and despite great Ottoman casualties ended in the capture of the city and the island of Euboea by the Ottomans.
| Siege of Negroponte | |||||||
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| Part of the First Ottoman–Venetian War | |||||||
The Venetian-era tower of the Castle of Negroponte in the late 19th century | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ottoman Empire | Republic of Venice | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mehmed the Conqueror Mahmud Pasha Gedik Ahmed Rum Mehmed Pasha |
Paolo Erizzo Nicolò Canal Zuan Longo Zuan Tran | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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70,000 men 200 small transport boats |
Unknown army force under Nicolò 80 big ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown | more than 6,000 | ||||||
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