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Battle of Preveza

Battle of Preveza
Part of the Third Ottoman–Venetian War
Battle of Preveza (1538).jpg
The "Battle of Preveza" (1538) by Ohannes Umed Behzad, painted in 1866.
Date 28 September 1538
Location Preveza, Ionian Sea
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents

Holy League:
 Republic of Venice
Mantua Flag 1575-1707 (new).svg Duchy of Mantua
 Spanish Empire
 Portuguese Empire
 Papal States
 Republic of Genoa

Sovereign Military Order of Malta Order of Saint John
 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mantua Flag 1575-1707 (new).svg Ferrante I Gonzaga
Flag of Genoa.svg Andrea Doria
Ottoman Empire Hayreddin Barbarossa
Strength
112 galleys,
50 galleons,
140 barques,
60,000 soldiers.
122 galleys and galliots,
12,000 soldiers.
Casualties and losses
13 ships lost (10 ships sunk, 3 ships burned);
36 ships captured and seized by the Ottomans;
3,000 prisoners.
No loss of ship;
~400 dead;
~800 wounded.

Holy League:
 Republic of Venice
Mantua Flag 1575-1707 (new).svg Duchy of Mantua
 Spanish Empire
 Portuguese Empire
 Papal States
 Republic of Genoa


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