The Sack of Rethymnon was an Algerian raid in Crete that took place in 1567.
| Sack of Rethymnon (1567) | |||||||
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| Part of Great Siege of Malta | |||||||
_and_10_Greek_Islands_-_Geographicus_-_CandiaInsula-ortelius-1584.jpg) Map of Crete and other Greek islands (1584) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Regency of Algiers |
 Republic of Venice Knights of Malta | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Euldj Reis | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | Many Captured | ||||||
Raid
editEuldj Reis, an Ottoman naval commander and Pasha for the Ottoman Province of Tripoli, conducted numerous raids off the coast of Italy. Eventually, Reis raided Crete, where he and his crew defeated the town of Rethymno's defense of 7,000 men and burned the town down.[1] Rethymno's riches were then plundered and its people captured by Barbary pirates. The raid was one of the many raids done on the island of Crete by Ottoman pirates.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Andreas G.Kalokairinos (1960). Krētika chronika. p. 18..
- ^ Krzysztof Nowicki (31 December 2008). Monastiraki Katalimata. INSTAP Academic Press. p. 89. ISBN 9781623030605.
- ^ Christopher Somerville (2012). The Golden Step. Haus. ISBN 9781907973338.