The Venetians surrender the fortress of Candia to the Ottomans, thus ending the 21-year-long Siege of Candia.

Siege of Candia

1648–69 battle of the Cretan War

The siege of Candia was a military conflict in which Ottoman forces besieged the Venetian-ruled capital city of the Kingdom of Candia. It lasted from 1648 to 1669 and is one of the longest sieges in history. It ended with an Ottoman victory, but the effort and cost of the siege…