Siege of Nauplia (1715) explained

Conflict:Siege of Nauplia
Partof:the Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War
Date:12–20 July 1715
Place:Nauplia
Result:Ottoman victory
Combatant2: Ottoman Empire
Commander1: Geronimo Dolfin
Alessandro Bon
Commander2: Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha
Strength1:over 4,500 men
Strength2:over 70,000 men
Casualties1:all killed or enslaved
Casualties2:over 8,000 killed

The siege of Nauplia took place on 12–20 July 1715, when the Ottoman Empire captured the city of Nauplia (Napoli di Romagna), the capital of the Republic of Venice's "Kingdom of the Morea" in southern Greece. Although Nauplia was strongly fortified and had been further strengthened with the construction of Palamidi fortress by the Venetians, the Ottomans managed to overcome them, largely through the treasonous assistance of the French colonel La Salle. The Ottomans exploded a mine and took Palamidi by storm on 20 July. The Venetian defenders retreated in panic, leading to the rapid fall of Acronauplia and the rest of the city. The garrison and populace were massacred or carried off as prisoners. The fall of Nauplia signalled the effective end of Venetian resistance to the Ottoman reconquest of the Morea, which was completed by 7 September.

Sources

. George Finlay . The History of Greece under Othoman and Venetian Domination . 1856 . William Blackwood and Sons . London . 1903753 .