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Action of 29 September 1662

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The action of 29 September 1662 took place between Kos and Kalimnos, Greece, when a Venetian fleet attacked and defeated the regular Turkish cargo fleet and its escort which were on their way to Alexandria.

Ships involved

Venice

?

Ottomans

Tre Naranceri 40 - Burnt
Gran Duca - Captured
San Carlo/Filippoto - Captured
? (pink) - Captured
13 other ships
5 galleys
36 saiks[check spelling] - 28 sunk or captured

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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