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Siege of the Castle of Saint George
| Siege of the Castle of St. George | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503) | |||||||
 19th-century depiction of Gonzalo de Córdoba directing the assault against the castle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Spain Republic of Venice | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Benedetto Pesaro |
Gisdar Aga † Kemal Reis Feriz Beg | ||||||
The siege of the Castle of Saint George or siege of Cephalonia occurred from 8 November until 24 December 1500, when following a series of Venetian disasters at the hands of the Turks, the Spanish-Venetian army under Captain Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and Benedetto Pesaro succeeded in capturing the Ottoman stronghold of Cephalonia.
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