Battle of Ponza (1552)
Battle of Ponza | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars and the Italian War of 1551–1559 | |||||||
An Ottoman galley. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Republic of Genoa |
Ottoman Empire Kingdom of France | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Andrea Doria |
Gabriel de Luetz d'Aramon | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
40 galleys |
100 galleys 3 galleys | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
7 galleys captured |
The Battle of Ponza (1552) was a naval battle that occurred near the Italian island of Ponza. The battle was fought between a Franco-Ottoman fleet under Dragut and a Genoese fleet commanded by Andrea Doria.[1] The Genoese were defeated and lost seven galleys captured. The battle made it easier for the Ottoman fleet to raid the coasts of Sicily, Sardinia, and Italy for the next three years.
Opposing fleets
The Ottoman fleet consisted of 100 galleys which had been sent by
The Genoese fleet consisted of 40 galleys under the command of Andrea Doria.[4] Twenty of the galleys in the Genoese fleet belonged personally to Doria, six to an Antonio Doria and two to the House of Grimaldi of Monaco.[5]
Battle
The battle between the fleets took place on 5 August 1552 between the islands of Ponza and Terracina on the Italian mainland. The Ottomans captured seven of the Geonoese galleys which were full of troops.[1]
Aftermath
After the battle, the Franco-Ottoman fleet entered
See also
- Franco-Ottoman alliance
- List of Ottoman sieges and landings
Notes
- ^ a b c d The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean world in the age of Philip II by Fernand Braudel p.924 [1]
- ^ European warfare, 1494-1660 by Jeremy Black p.177
- ^ The History of England Sharon Turner, p.311
- ISBN 9781841624730.
- ISBN 9780801880834.
- ^ ISBN 9781846032400. Archived from the originalon 3 January 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2016.