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Siege of Chania (1645)
| Siege of Chania (1645) | |||||||
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| Part of the Cretan War (Fifth Ottoman–Venetian War) | |||||||
&sq=&lang=en&file=File:Siege_of_Chania.jpg) Siege of Chania in 1645 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ottoman Empire Ottoman Tripolitania&sq=&lang=en&file=File:Tunisian_flag_till_1831.svg){kind=small} Ottoman Tunis |
 Republic of Venice | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Silahdar Yusuf Pasha | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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50,000 men
| 12,000[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
Unknown 12 ships captured | ||||||
The siege of Chania happened during the initial stages of Cretan War (1645–1669). The Ottomans besieged the Venetian-held city of Chania, and after 56 days of siege, the Ottomans captured the city.
- ^ Nicholas Morton
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