Chios expedition (1599)

Chios expedition (1599)
Part of Ottoman–Habsburg wars

Ottoman drawing of Chios island
Date5 May 1599
Location
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Tuscany Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Knights of St. Stephen
 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Tuscany Virginius Orsini
Tuscany Bartolomeo Barbolani de Montauto  
Marc Antonio Calefati
Unknown
Strength
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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