Siege of Coron (1770)
| Siege of Coron (1770) | |||||||
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| Part of the Orlov revolt and the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Greek rebels | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Local Greek leaders | Unknown Ottoman commander | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Several hundred Russian marines and sailors ~1,000–2,000 Greek irregulars | Several thousand Ottoman and Albanian troops | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy; many killed or captured | Unknown | ||||||
The Siege of Coron (Greek: Πολιορκία της Κορώνης) was a military engagement that took place between February and June 1770 during the Orlov Revolt, itself part of the wider Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774).
It was fought between the Russian Empire and local Greek rebels on one side and the Ottoman Empire on the other, in the town of Coron (modern-day Koroni) in southwestern Peloponnese, Greece.
The siege ended with an Ottoman victory, marking one of the key failures of the Orlov expedition in the Morea.