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Ottoman Capture

When
11 August 1480
Where
Otranto
Part of
Recapture of Otranto by Alfonso II of Naples

Ottoman forces under Gedik Ahmed Pasha captured Otranto in August 1480.

The Ottoman fleet reached the shores of Apulia on 28 July 1480. The city of Otranto was captured in two weeks on 11 August 1480.

Sources

  1. Otranto Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16

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