Siege of Negroponte
Part of theMorean War
Date 13 July – 21 October 1688 Location Chalkis (Negroponte),Ottoman Empire Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Republic of Venice	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Francesco Morosini Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck	Ismail Pasha
Strength
15,000 troops 10,000 in the fleet	6,000
Casualties and losses
Heavy losses, 4,000 from the plague	Unknown

Thesiege of Negroponte (modernChalkis) was undertaken by the forces of theRepublic of Venice from July to October 1688. The Venetian army, composed of several mercenary and allied contingents from western Europe, had succeeded in capturing thePeloponnese in the previous years, and proceeded to captureAthens and attack Negroponte, the mainOttoman stronghold inCentral Greece. The Venetian siege was hampered by the Ottoman resistance and their inability to completely isolate the town, as the Ottoman general Ismail Pasha managed to ferry supplies to the besieged garrison. Furthermore, the Venetian army suffered many casualties from an outbreak of the plague in the Venetian camp, which led to the death of 4,000 troops and the experienced generalOtto Wilhelm Königsmarck. The departure of the Florentine and Maltese contingents further weakened the Venetians, and when the German mercenaries refused to remain there in winter quarters, the Venetian commander,DogeFrancesco Morosini, had to concede defeat and retreat to the Peloponnese.

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