Battle of Zonchio
Part of the Turkish-Venetian Wars
unknown Venetian artist, British Museum
Date 25 August 1499 Location Zonchio, Ionian Sea Result Ottoman victory
Combatants
Republic of Venice	Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Antonio Grimani	Kemal Reis
Strength
47 galleys, 17 galliots, circa 100 small vessels	67 galleys, 20 galliots, circa 200 small vessels

"Göke" (1495) was the flagship of Kemal Reis at the Battle of Zonchio

The naval Battle of Zonchio, also known as the Battle of Sapienza of 1499 or the First Battle of Lepanto took place on four separate days: on August 12, 20, 22 and 25, 1499. It was the first naval battle in history with cannons used on ships. Image File history File linksMetadata Battle_of_Zonchio_1499. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1499 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Zonchio is the name given by the Venetian cartographers to the cape between Navarino and Modon on the coast of the Ionian Sea, in present-day Greece. ... The Ionian Sea. ... Image File history File links State flag of the Most Serene Republic of Venice File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Map of the Venetian Republic, circa 1000 CE. The republic is in dark red, borders in light red. ... Image File history File links Ottoman_Navy1453-1789. ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah... Antonio Grimani was the Doge of Venice from 1521 to 1523. ... Göke (1495) was the flagship of Kemal Reis Kemal Reis (circa 1451-1511) was a Turkish privateer and Ottoman admiral. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Göke_(1495)_the_flagship_of_Kemal_Reis. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Göke_(1495)_the_flagship_of_Kemal_Reis. ... Göke (1495) was the flagship of Kemal Reis Kemal Reis (circa 1451-1511) was a Turkish privateer and Ottoman admiral. ... There have been two naval battles at Sapienza. ... Three battles have been known as the Battle of Lepanto: Battle of Lepanto (1499) during the Turkish-Venetian Wars Battle of Lepanto (1500) during the Turkish-Venetian Wars Battle of Lepanto (1571) defeat of the Turkish fleet An earlier battle near modern Lepanto was called the Battle of Naupactus (429... 1499 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1499 Sultan Bayezid II dispatched a large Ottoman fleet under the command of Kemal Reis into the Ionian Sea. The Venetian fleet under the command of Antonio Grimani was soundly defeated at Zonchio, near Lepanto. Antonio Grimani was arrested on September 29, but was eventually released. Grimani later became the Doge of Venice in 1521. Sultan Beyazid II Bayezid II (1447/48 – May 26, 1512) (Arabic: بايزيد الثاني) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512. ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah... Göke (1495) was the flagship of Kemal Reis Kemal Reis (circa 1451-1511) was a Turkish privateer and Ottoman admiral. ... The Ionian Sea. ... Map of the Venetian Republic, circa 1000 CE. The republic is in dark red, borders in light red. ... Antonio Grimani was the Doge of Venice from 1521 to 1523. ... Zonchio is the name given by the Venetian cartographers to the cape between Navarino and Modon on the coast of the Ionian Sea, in present-day Greece. ... Naupactus is also a scientific name, see Naupactus (beetle) Nafpaktos, Latin: Naupactus or Naupactos (Italian, Lepanto; modern Greek, Ναύπακτος, rarely Epakto), is a town in the nomarchy of Acarnania and Aetolia, Greece, situated on a bay on the north side of the... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Grand Procession of the Doge, 16th century For some thousand years, the chief magistrate and leader of the Most Serene Republic of Venice was styled the Doge, a rare but not unique Italian title derived from the Latin Dux, as the major Italian parallel Duce and the English Duke. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ...

The Turkish fleet and army quickly overwhelmed most of the Venetian possessions in Greece. Map of the Venetian Republic, circa 1000 CE. The republic is in dark red, borders in light red. ...

Modon (Μεθώνη) and Coron (Κορώνη), the "two eyes of the Republic", were lost. Turkish cavalry raids reached Venetian territory in northern Italy, and, in 1503, Venice again had to seek peace, recognizing the Turkish gains.[1] Methoni (Greek Μεθώνη) is a town on the southwestern coast of the prefecture of Messinia, Greece. ... Koroni (Κορώνη) is a municipality in Messenia, Greece. ...

References

[1] Frederic C. Lane: Venice, A Maritime Republic (Baltimore 1973)