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Raid on Constantinople

Raid on Constantinople was a battle fought in 1616 at Constantinople, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Constantinople. It was part of the Spanish–Ottoman Wars, which ran from 1498 to 1792. The recorded result: Spanish victory.

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Fought1616
WhereConstantinople, Turkey41.012N, 28.976E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsSpanish Empireagainst24px Ottoman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofSpanish–Ottoman Wars1498 to 1792

Where it sits in the Spanish–Ottoman Wars

Sack of Andratx, 1578Battle of Mers-el-Fahm, 1603Action of 29 June 1609, 1609Raid on the Kerkennah Islands, 1611Raid on La Goulette, 1612Raid on Cherchell, 1613Raid on Constantinople, 1616Battle of Cape Celidonia, 1616Raid on La Goulette, 1617Battle of Valencia, 1618Attack on Sousse, 16191620 Adra raid, 1620Battle of Chios, 1621Battle of Palermo, 1624Battle of the Gulf of Tunis, 1624Battle of the Dalmatian Coast, 1624Sack of Calpe, 163715781637Raid on Constantinople, 1616
17 placed engagements of the Spanish–Ottoman Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1616 (year precision)
PlaceConstantinople, Turkey
41.012N, 28.976E
KindBattle, early modern
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Ottavio d'Aragona
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Placed at Constantinople; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1616

Raid on Constantinople is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q124526966, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Raid on Constantinople, revision 1379683864, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.