naval engagement, notable, medieval

Battle of Modon

Name: Battle of Modon
Start: 1500-07-24
Location: Methoni, Greece

Battle of Modon was a naval engagement fought on 24 July 1500 at Methoni, in what is now Greece. It was part of Second Ottoman–Venetian War, which ran from 1499 to 1503. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.

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"Göke" (1495) was the flagship of Kemal Reis Contemporary miniature from the Ottoman period, Topkapı Palace Library, Istanbul. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought24 July 1500

WhereMethoni, Greece36.900N, 21.683E

OutcomeOttoman victory

BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstRepublic of Venice

Part ofSecond Ottoman–Venetian War1499 to 1503

Where it sits in Second Ottoman–Venetian War

9 placed engagements of Second Ottoman–Venetian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	24 July 1500
Place	Methoni, Greece 36.900N, 21.683E
Kind	Naval engagement, medieval
Strength	Modon: 30,000–60,000 soldiers; Fleet: 92 galleys; 20 carracks; 136 fustas and brigantines	Modon: 7,000 soldiers; Fleet: 46 galleys; 20 carracks
Casualties and losses	5,000–6,000 dead; 5 galleys sunk; Several ships damaged	Most soldiers killed; 2 galleys sunk; Many ships damaged
Commanders	Kemal Reis Firuz Bey

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 Zonchio 1499, same recorded site
Siege of Neokastro 1821, same recorded site
Battle of Pylos 425 BC, 2.4 km NE
Battle of Sphacteria 425 BC, 3.7 km NW
Battle of Sphacteria 1825, 3.7 km NW

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 425 BC and 1827.

In the same war

Before: Siege of Modon 1500
After: Siege of the Castle of Saint George 8 November 1500
All 9 engagements of Second Ottoman–Venetian War

Elsewhere in 1500

Battle of Modon is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2597432, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Modon (1500), revision 1379397073, 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.