Battle of Corinth (1458)
| Battle of Corinth (1458) | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman conquest of the Morea | |||||||
Castle of Acrocorinto | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ottoman Empire |
Byzantine Empire Republic of Venice | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mehmed the Conqueror Turahanoğlu Ömer Bey Hamza Bey |
Demetrios Palaiologos Mateos Asanes Nikephoros Loukanes | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Sipahi Cavalry Azeb Jannisary |
Garrison Venetian army Cavalry Byzantine Army | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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40,000 (20,000 Cavalry, and other forces) 4 big cannon |
Unknown garrison forces 6,000 cavalry (relief army) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy (many wounded and dead) | Heavy (many wounded and dead) | ||||||
The Battle of Corinth or Siege of Corinth was a battle that took place during Mehmed II's first invasion of the Peloponnese. It describes the siege of the largest and strongest fortress in the Peloponnese. After a four-month siege, the fortress surrendered.