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Battle of Dardanelles
1399
1399
French vs Ottoman Turks 

type of battle

war or event

Byzantine-Ottoman Wars

at a glance

A French victory against the Ottomans, in a mission to relief Constantinople

coordinates unknown

location

Dardanelles

modern country

 (Eastern Thrace)
In a French effort to drive off another Ottoman advance against Constantinople, Jean le Maingre Marshal Boucicaut took six ships from Aigues-Mortes and sailed into the Dardanelles, supported by Venetian and Genoese galleys. During perhaps the first significant Ottoman naval battle, he defeated 17 Turkish galleys, then landed troops and archers at Constantinople to relieve the siege.


French  Ottoman Turks 
Commander Commander
Jean le Maingre Marshal Boucic   
Forces Forces
6 ships 17 ships
CasualtiesCasualties