Battle of Zonchio

Battle of Zonchio
Part of the Ottoman–Venetian War of 1499–1503

unknown Venetian artist, British Museum
Date25 August 1499
Location
Zonchio, Ionian Sea
Result Ottoman victory[1]
Belligerents
Republic of Venice Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Antonio Grimani Kemal Reis
Feriz Beg
Strength
46 light galleys
17 heavy galleys
and 15 carracks
[2]		 260 ships, of which 60 were light galleys, and a small number of carracks.[3]

The naval Battle of Zonchio (Turkish: Sapienza Deniz Muharebesi, also known as the Battle of Sapienza or the First Battle of Lepanto) took place on four separate days: 12, 20, 22, and 25 August 1499. It was a part of the Ottoman–Venetian War of 1499–1503.[4]

  1. ^ Alan G. Jamieson, Faith and Sword: A Short History of Christian-Muslim Conflict, (Reaktion Books, 2006), 220.
  2. ^ Domenico Malipiero. "Annali veneti dall'anno 1457 al 1500," (Florence, Vieusseux, 1843) edited by Francesco Longo and Agostino Sagredo, 163.
  3. ^ Domenico Malipiero. "Annali veneti dall'anno 1457 al 1500," (Florence, Vieusseux, 1843) edited by Francesco Longo and Agostino Sagredo, 163.
  4. ^ Norwich, John J. (2003) A History of Venice Penguin, London, pp. 383–385, ISBN 978-0-14-101383-1, reprint of the 1977, 2 volume, edition, entitled Venice: the rise to empire and Venice: the greatness and the fall