Battle of the Dardanelles (1656)

Third Battle of the Dardanelles
Part of the Ottoman-Venetian War over Crete

Battle of the Dardanelles, by Pieter Casteleyn, 1657.
Date26 June 1656
Location
Dardanelles Straits
40°12′N 26°24′E / 40.2°N 26.4°E / 40.2; 26.4
Result Venetian–Maltese victory
Belligerents
 Republic of Venice
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Order of Saint John
Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Republic of Venice Lorenzo Marcello 
Republic of Venice Pietro Bembo
Republic of Venice Barbado Badoer
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Gregorio Carafa
Kenan Pasha
Strength

67 ships

  • 29 sailing ships
  • 7 galeasses
  • 31 galleys

98 ships

  • 28 sailing ships
  • 9 galleasses
  • 61 galleys
Casualties and losses
3 ships destroyed or captured 82 ships destroyed or captured

The Third Battle of the Dardanelles in the Fifth Ottoman-Venetian War took place on 26 and 27 June 1656 inside the Dardanelles Strait. The battle was a clear victory for Venice and the Knights Hospitaller over the Ottoman Empire, although their commander, Lorenzo Marcello, was killed on the first day.