Cretan War may refer to multiple wars involving the island of
Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, ...
, including:
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Cretan War (205–200 BC), a war between King Philip V of Macedon and Rhodes
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Cretan War (1645–69), a war between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire
See also
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Cretan Revolt (disambiguation) Cretan Revolt may refer to one of the following uprisings in Crete:
Under Venetian rule
* Cretan Revolt (1212) of the Hagiostephanites family
* Cretan Revolt (1217) of the Skordiles and Melissenos families
* Cretan Revolt (1222) of the Melissenos f ...
, various uprisings on Crete
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Battle of Crete
The Battle of Crete (german: Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta, el, Μάχη της Κρήτης), codenamed Operation Mercury (german: Unternehmen Merkur), was a major Axis airborne and amphibious operation during World War II to capture the island ...
, a battle of World War II
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