naval engagement, notable, medieval

Battle of Gallipoli

Name: Battle of Gallipoli
Start: 1416-05-29
Location: Gelibolu, Turkey

Battle of Gallipoli was a naval engagement fought on 29 May 1416 at Gelibolu, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars, which ran from 1396 to 1718. The recorded result: Venetian victory. Recorded strength: 10 galleys against 32 galleys & galleots.

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Fought29 May 1416

WhereGelibolu, Turkey40.450N, 26.800E

OutcomeVenetian victory

BelligerentsRepublic of VeniceagainstOttoman Empire

Part ofOttoman–Venetian Wars1396 to 1718

Record

Date	29 May 1416
Place	Gelibolu, Turkey 40.450N, 26.800E
Kind	Naval engagement, medieval
Strength	10 galleys	32 galleys & galleots
Casualties and losses	12 killed; 340 wounded	4,000 killed; 1,100 captured (several hundred executed); 12–27 ships captured
Commanders	Pietro Loredan (admiral)

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Bulair 1913, 8.5 km N
Battle of Gallipoli 1305, 12 km W
Battle of Gallipoli 1306, 12 km W
Fall of Gallipoli 1354, 12 km W
Battle of Gallipoli 1312, 12 km W

In the same war

After: Battle of Valona 1638

Elsewhere in 1416

Battle of Gallipoli is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q30600045, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gallipoli (1416), revision 1379891125, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.