Francesco Morosini, who had first risen to…
1685 CE
Francesco Morosini, who had first risen to prominence as Captain-General of the Venetian forces on Crete during the siege of Candia by the Ottoman Empire, had eventually been forced to surrender the city, and was accused of cowardice and treason on his return to Venice; however, he was acquitted after a brief trial.
Morosini takes command of a fleet against the Ottomans at the outbreak of the Morean War in 1685 and sacks Koroni, a seaport in in Messenia.
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Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
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Venice, (Most Serene) Republic of
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Austria, Archduchy of
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Ottoman Empire
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Hungary, Royal
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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Commonwealth of the Two Nations)
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Habsburg Monarchy, or Empire
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Holy League (Great Turkish War)
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