Battle of the Dardanelles (1656)

Third Battle of the Dardanelles
Part of the Ottoman-Venetian War over Crete
Battle of the Dardanelles, by Pieter Casteleyn, 1657.
Date 26 June 1656 Location Dardanelles Straits 40°12′N 26°24′E / 40.2°N 26.4°E / 40.2; 26.4 Result Venetian-Maltese victory
Belligerents
Republic of Venice Order of Saint John	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Lorenzo Marcello † Pietro Bembo Barbado Badoer Gregorio Carafa	Kenan Pasha
Strength
67 ships 29 sailing ships 7 galeasses 31 galleys	98 ships 28 sailing ships 9 galleasses 61 galleys
Casualties and losses
3 ships destroyed or captured	82 ships destroyed or captured

The Third Battle of the Dardanelles in the Fifth Ottoman-Venetian War took place on 26 and 27 June 1656 inside the Dardanelles Strait. The battle was a clear victory for Venice and the Knights Hospitaller over the Ottoman Empire, although their commander, Lorenzo Marcello, was killed on the first day.