Siege of Negroponte (1470)

Siege of Negroponte
Part of the First Ottoman–Venetian War

The Venetian-era tower of the Castle of Negroponte in the late 19th century
Date14 June - 12 July 1470
Location
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Republic of Venice
Commanders and leaders
Mehmed II
Mahmud Pasha
Gedik Ahmed[1]
Rum Mehmed Pasha
Paolo Erizzo Executed
Zuan Longo Executed
Zuan Tran Executed
Strength
70,000 men
200 small transport boats[2]
80,000 army force under Nicolò[3]
80 big ships[4]
Casualties and losses
Unknown More than 6,000


The siege of Negroponte was fought between the forces of the Ottoman Empire, led by Sultan Mehmed II in person, and the garrison of the Venetian colony of Negroponte (Chalcis), the capital of the Venetian possession of Euboea in Central Greece. The Ottoman sultan Mehmed II laid siege to the fortress at Negroponte. It lasted for almost a month, and despite great Ottoman casualties ended in the capture of the city and the island of Euboea by the Ottomans.

  1. ^ "Gedik Ahmed Pasha".
  2. ^ "Fatih Döneminde Osmanlı-Venedik İlişkileri (İkinci Bölüm)". 12 July 2017.
  3. ^ Bitlis-i, İdris-i (2019). Heşt Behişt VII.Ketibe Fatih Sultan Mehmed ve Devri 1451-1481. p. 191.
  4. ^ "Fatih Döneminde Osmanlı-Venedik İlişkileri (İkinci Bölüm)". 12 July 2017.