Action of 3 May 1657
| Action of 3 May 1657 | |||||||
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| Part of Cretan War (1645–1669) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republic of Venice | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lazzaro Mocenigo | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 8 ships | 9 ships | ||||||
The action of 3 May 1657 was a battle that took place on 3 May 1657 and was a victory for the Republic of Venice over the Ottoman fleet of Algiers. Venetian casualties were 117 killed and 346 wounded.
References
- Anderson, R. C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant 1559–1853. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
- Setton, Kenneth Meyer (1991). Venice, Austria, and the Turks in the Seventeenth Century. Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society. ISBN 0-87169-192-2.