THE CRETAN WAR
“THE DEFEAT AND LOSS OF CRETE WAS A HUMILIATION FOR VENICE AND VENETIAN ANGER WOULD SIMMER FOR YEARS”
The Morean War (1684-99) was fought in the wake of Ottoman defeat at the Battle of Vienna in 1683. Sensing their former enemy was weakened and distracted, the Kingdom of Venice saw an opportunity to seek revenge on the Ottomans by reconquering territory it had lost during the Cretan War of 1645-69. The ensuing
