Unverified Arsenal Explosion
- When
- 1789 (disputed)
- Where
- Venetian arsenal, Corfu
- Part of
- Corfu Arsenal Explosion
A claimed March 1789 explosion of the Venetian arsenal on Corfu cannot be confirmed, as no supplied passage mentions the event.
The legacy record asserts that on 11 March 1789 the Venetian arsenal on Corfu exploded during a fire, destroying 72,000 pounds (33,000 kg) of gunpowder and 600 bombshells, killing 180 bystanders, and knocking down a seawall. None of the supplied passages corroborates any part of this account. The sources establish only Venetian rule over Corfu from 1386 to 1797 and the existence of Venetian fortresses in Corfu City, leaving the explosion's date, cause, casualties, and materiel quantities unresolved.
Sources
- Corfu Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09
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