The Siege of Chania happened during the initial stages of Cretan War (1645–1669). The Ottomans besieged the Venetian-held city of Chania, and after 56...

Chania (Greek: Χανιά, Khaniá, pronounced [xaˈɲa] ), also sometimes romanized as Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit...

struck against Crete in June 1645, besieging and occupying La Canea (modern Chania) and Rettimo (modern Rethimno). Each of these cities took two months...

The Siege of Chania in 1660 was an attempt by the Christian forces to recapture the city from the Ottoman hold. The Ottoman managed to thwart the Christian...

Κρητικός Πόλεμος 1645–1669: Η Μεγάλη Πολιορκία και η Εποποιϊα του Χάνδακα [The Cretan War 1645–1669: The Great Siege and Epopee of Chandax] (in Greek)...

in late June 1645, followed by the conquest of Chania on 22 August 1645. Early attempts by the Venetians and their allies to recover Chania failed, partly...

The fortifications of Chania are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Chania in Crete, Greece. The inner city...

During the Cretan War (1645–1669), Venice was pushed out of Crete by the Ottoman Empire, with most of the island lost after the siege of Candia (1648–1669)...

Renaissance. During the Cretan War (1645–1669), the Ottomans besieged the city for 21 years, from 1648 to 1669, the longest siege in history up until that time...

a new Ottoman armada of 60 galleys and four galleasses emerged from Istanbul, reinforced by Barbary states, and sailed to Chania. The Venetians did not...