On this day, one of the longest sieges in history, from 1648-1669 (21 years), came to an end when the Venetian defenders finally surrendered the City of Candia on the island of Crete to the besieging Ottoman troops. When the Knights of Malta attacked an Ottoman convoy and landed at Candia with the loot, the Ottomans retaliated with 60,000 troops taking the whole of the island from 1645-1648, except for the capital city of Candia. When the French abandoned Candia in August 1669, Captain General Francesco Morosini was left with just 3,600 fit men and very limited supplies. He had little choice but to accept the terms and surrender to Ahmed Köprülü, the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. However, the effort and cost of the siege contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire, especially after the Great Turkish War.
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