Siege of Chania (1645)

Siege of Chania (1645)
Part of the Cretan War (Fifth Ottoman–Venetian War)
Siege of Chania in 1645
Date 27 June – 22 August 1645 Location Chania, Crete Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire  Ottoman Tripolitania Ottoman Tunis	Republic of Venice
Commanders and leaders
Silahdar Yusuf Pasha	Unknown
Strength
50,000 men 7,000 Janissaries 14,000 Siphais 3,000 sapper Thousands of Timariots	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.