| Battle of Kalamata | |||||||
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| Part of the Morean War | |||||||
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:La_battaglia_sotto_Calamata_-_Coronelli_Vincenzo_-_1687.jpg) The Battle of Kalamata, contemporary engraving by Vincenzo Coronelli | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ottoman Empire | Republic of Venice | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Kapudan Pasha | Hannibal von Degenfeld | ||||||
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Greece_relief_location_map.jpg)  Location within modern Greece | |||||||
The Battle of Kalamata took place on 14 September 1685 between the expeditionary army of the Republic of Venice in the Morea, led by Hannibal von Degenfeld, and the forces of the Ottoman Empire, led by the Kapudan Pasha. The battle ended in a Venetian victory, which allowed the Venetians to complete the conquest of the Mani Peninsula, solidifying their foothold in the southern Morea.