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Venetian commanders were killed. The Venetians in the castle were led by Luigi Minotto. He and his 1,200-strong men resisted bravely, but the castle could no longer hold out for long. Not only were the walls almost destroyed in a few days by the Ottoman cannon fire, but inside the castle, the plague was wreaking havoc. Guards in the towers were losing their lives. In addition, there was a great lack of ammunition and the low morale began to prevail among the garrison. Minotto was therefore forced to raise the white flag on November 10. Hussein Pasha, whose troops were likewise greatly weakened by the plague, immediately stopped firing. The Venetians were allowed to leave Unharmed. The castle was surrendered three days later, on November 13.
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