Leonardo Foscolo
Venetian military officer

Leonardo Foscolo

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During the Candian War, the Venetians in Dalmatia with the support of the local population manage in compelling the Ottoman garrison of Klis Fortress to surrender.

Leonardo Foscolo was a Venetian commander.

During the Cretan War (1645–1669), Leonardo Foscolo seized several forts, retook Novigrad, temporarily captured the Knin Fortress, and managed to compel the garrison of Klis Fortress to surrender.

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  1. ^ Fraser (1854), pp. 244–245.
  2. ^ Setton (1991), pp. 148–149.