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Invasion of Corsica (1553)
| Invasion of Corsica | |||||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars and the Italian War of 1551–1559 | |||||||||
&sq=&lang=en&file=File:Corsica_by_Piri_Reis.jpg) Historic map of Corsica by Piri Reis | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Republic of Genoa |
 Ottoman Empire France Corsicans | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Andrea Doria |
Turgut Reis Paul de Thermes Paulin de la Garde Sampieru Corsu | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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60 galleys 14 galleys | |||||||||
The Invasion of Corsica of 1553 occurred when French, Ottoman, and Corsican exile forces combined to capture the island of Corsica from the Republic of Genoa.[1]
The island had considerable strategic importance in the western Mediterranean, being at the heart of the Habsburg communication network and serving as a forced stopover for small boats sailing between Spain and Italy.[2]
The island had been administered since 1453 by the Genoese Bank of Saint George. The invasion of Corsica was accomplished for the benefit of France.[3]
- ^ Naval Policy and Strategy in the Mediterranean: Past, Present, and Future, John B. Hattendorf, p. 17 [1]
- ^ The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean world in the age of Philip II by Fernand Braudel p.929ff
- ^ The Cambridge History of Islam, p. 328
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احتلال كورسيكا (1553) Arabic Korsikanın fəthi (1553) AZ کورسیکانین فتحی (۱۵۵۳) AZB Conquête de la Corse (1553) French Invasi Korsika (1553) ID Invasione della Corsica (1553) Italian 코르시카 침공 (1553년) Korean Инвазија на Корзика (1553) MK Frans-Ottomaanse invasie van Corsica Dutch Французское завоевание Корсики (1553—1559) Russian
