Siege of the Castle of Saint George

Siege of the Castle of St. George
Part of the Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503)
19th-century depiction of Gonzalo de Córdoba directing the assault against the castle
Date 8 November – 24 December 1500 Location Cephalonia, Ionian Sea, off Greece Result Spanish-Venetian victory
Belligerents
Spain  Republic of Venice	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Benedetto Pesaro	Gisdar Aga † Kemal Reis Feriz Beg

The Siege of the Castle of Saint George or Siege of Cephalonia occurred from 8 November 1500 until 24 December 1500, when following a series of Venetian disasters at the hands of the Turks, the Spanish-Venetian army under Captain Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba succeeded in capturing the Ottoman stronghold of Cephalonia.