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Battle of Monemvasia
1689-1690
April 1680-12 August 1690
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Venetian-Turkish Wars

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With his reputation established at the capture of Castelnuovo, Albania in 1687, Venetian Captain-General at Sea Girolamo Cornaro attacked the great fortress of Monemvasia, the last Turkish possession in southeastern Greece. The 1,200-strong Turkish garrison surrendered after a hard-fought siege and Cornaro captured 78 cannons. He died just a few weeks later.


   
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