Ottoman-Venetian War (1570-1573)

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Was a war of the Ottoman Empire against the Republic of Venice and the Holy League.

Chronology

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March 1573: The new treaty confirmed the new state of affairs: Cyprus became an Ottoman province.

January 1574: In 1573, the Holy League fleet failed to sail altogether. Instead, Don John attacked and took Tunis.

January 1572: Venetian Bar (Antivari), 1443-1571.

January 1572: Venetian Ulcinj (Dulcigno), 1405-1571.

1. Ottoman conquest of Cyprus

Was an Ottoman military campaign that resulted in the annexion of Cyprus, a Venetian possession at the time.

September 1570: The fortress of Kyrenia surrendered without resistance to the Ottoman Empire.

September 1570: The Siege of Nicosia in 1570 was part of the Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573). The Ottoman forces, led by Lala Mustafa Pasha, besieged the city of Nicosia, which was then under Venetian control. The siege lasted for seven weeks, resulting in the fall of the city to the Ottoman Empire on September 9.

July 1570: The Ottomans landed unopposed at Salines, near Larnaca on the island's southern shore.