Sickness hit the Venetian fleet and a consensus grew that it was best to return to port.

Thanks to the timely arrival of the returning Venetian fleet, they were evacuated, but the city was lost for good.

I think, and with reason, that even if the entire Venetian fleet had come, the Turks would have continued.

"If it had been a full Venetian fleet-," cried the black-haired man.

Repelling it was however only made possible with the fortunate arrival of a Venetian fleet.

On its return voyage however it was attacked and destroyed by a Byzantine or Venetian fleet.

Immediately before the battle the Venetian fleet had secured a victory in the coast surrounding the city.

He subsequently commanded the Venetian fleet in the Action of 6 July 1697.

He sets seven decrepit ships on fire and lets them drift into the Venetian fleet.

Fewer volunteers joined up than were anticipated, and the Venetian fleet that was to take them to the East could not be paid for.