Siege of Mytilene (1501)
| Siege of Mytilene (1501) | |||||||
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| Part of Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503) | |||||||
City of Mytilene | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ottoman Empire |
Republic of Venice Kingdom of France Republic of Genoa | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mir Mahmud |
Benedetto Pesaro Philip of Ravenstein | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 600 men |
10,000 men 80 ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Heavy | ||||||
The Siege of Mytilene was a military engagement between the Ottoman garrison and the Venetian-French-Genoese armada in 1501. The Venetians, allied with the French and Genoese laid siege to the Mytilene, the capital of Lesbos. After 20 days siege, the siege ended in failure for the allies, suffering heavy losses.