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Action of 27 August 1661

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Action of 27 August 1661
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Action of 27 August 1661 was a naval battle that took place on 27 August 1661 near Milos, Greece between the Republic of Venice and the Knights Hospitaller over the Ottoman Empire.

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Ships involved

Venice/Malta

20 galleys and 2 galleasses

Turkey

36 galleys - 5 sunk, 4 captured

Result

The result was a victory for Venice and Malta over the Ottoman Empire.

References

  • Anderson, R. C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant 1559–1853. Princeton: Princeton University Press. OCLC 1015099422.
  • Setton, Kenneth Meyer (1991). Venice, Austria, and the Turks in the Seventeenth Century. Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society. ISBN 0-87169-192-2.


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