Venetian forces seized Tenedos and Lemnos and used the islands to make their control of the Dardanelles entrance much more effective. Francesco Morosini, directing the wider war from Crete, helped coordinate the island operations even though subordinate commanders executed them. The position endangered supplies for the Ottoman army in Crete and for Constantinople itself. Venice might have negotiated from strength at this point if it had been willing to settle rather than seek a complete victory.
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Tenedos and Lemnos tighten the grip on the straits
Holding Tenedos and Lemnos gave Venice a stronger Dardanelles blockade that threatened supplies bound for both Crete and Constantinople.