Battle of the Dardanelles (1657)

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Fourth Battle of the Dardanelles
Part of the Ottoman-Venetian War over Crete
Death of Lazzaro Mocenigo, by Giuseppe Lorenzo Gatteri
Date 17–19 July 1657 Location Dardanelles Straits, NE Aegean Sea 40°12′N 26°24′E / 40.2°N 26.4°E / 40.2; 26.4 Result Ottoman Victory
Belligerents
Republic of Venice Order of Saint John  Papal States	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Lazzaro Mocenigo  †	Köprülü Mehmed Pasha
Strength
29 sailing ships 7 galeasses 31 galleys	28 sailing ships 9 galleasses 10 galleys

The Fourth Battle of the Dardanelles in the Fifth Ottoman-Venetian War took place between 17 and 19 July 1657 outside the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait. The Ottomans succeeded in breaking the Venetian blockade over the Straits.