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
Date 14 June - 12 July 1470 Location Chalcis, Euboea Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Republic of Venice
Commanders and leaders
Mehmed II Mahmud Pasha Gedik Ahmed[1] Rum Mehmed Pasha	Paolo Erizzo  Zuan Longo  Zuan Tran
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.