New English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 349 p. Tarih-i Sefer ve feth-i Kandiye. Fazil Ahmet Pasa'nin Girit Seferi ve Kandiye'nin fethi, (1666-1669). Prep. by Dr. Meltem Aydin. A study on a chronicle of final phase of the Cretan War (War of Candia), 1666-1669 is the name given to the Fifth Ottoman-Venetian War. Grand Vizier Köprülü Fazil Ahmed initiated large preparations in the winter of 1665 / 66, and dispatched 9,000 men to bolster the Ottoman forces in Crete. An Ottoman peace proposal, which would have allowed Venice to keep Candia against an annual payment of tribute was rejected, and in May 1666, the Ottoman army, under the personal leadership of the Grand Vizier, departed from Thrace for southern Greece, whence it would embark for Crete during the winter. In February 1667, the Venetians received significant reinforcements from France and Savoy, totaling 21 warships and some 6,000 men, but, as in past years, disagreements among the leaders of the various contingents over precedence (France, the Papal States, Malta, Naples, Sicily contributed ships and men) hampered operations. Francesco Morosini, now again Captain General, sought to engage the Ottomans, but they avoided battle, and using their superior resources and bases, they steadily kept their forces on Crete supplied. The only allied success in 1667 was the repulsion of an Ottoman raid on Cerigo (Kythera). OTTOMANIA Ottoman history Guerra Di Candia / The Cretan War, (1645-1669) Venetian - Turkish relations Military history Chronicle.
