| Chios expedition (1599) | |||||||
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| Part of Ottoman–Habsburg wars | |||||||
&sq=Budapest Memorandum &lang=en&file=File:Chios_by_Piri_Reis.jpg) Ottoman drawing of Chios island | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Grand Duchy of Tuscany&sq=Budapest Memorandum &lang=en&file=File:Cross_Order_of_Saint_Stephanus.jpg){kind=small} Knights of St. Stephen |
 Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Virginius Orsini Bartolomeo Barbolani de Montauto † Marc Antonio Calefati | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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2,000 men 5 ships | 10,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 400 killed | 2 Galleys lost | ||||||
In 1599, the Florentines launched an expedition against the Ottoman-held island of Chios. The expedition ended in disaster for the Florentine forces.
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