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Siege of Lemnos (1657)
| Siege of Lemnos (1657) | |||||||
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| Part of the Cretan War (Fifth Ottoman–Venetian War) | |||||||
&sq=&lang=en&file=File:Piri_Reis_-_Map_of_the_Island_of_Lemnos_-_Walters_W65847A_-_Full_Page.jpg) Map of Lemnos, Ottoman drawing | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ottoman Empire |
 Republic of Venice | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Topal Mehmed Pasha | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,000 or 10,000 men | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 500+ |
100–200 killed 500 captured | ||||||
The siege of Lemnos happened during the Cretan War when the Ottomans launched a campaign to reconquer the island of Lemnos from the Venetians. The Ottomans captured the island in the end.
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