naval engagement, notable, medieval
Battle of Modon
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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Record
| Date | 24 July 1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Methoni, Greece 36.900N, 21.683E | |
| Part of | Second Ottoman–Venetian War (1499 to 1503) | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, medieval | |
| Result | Ottoman victory | |
| Belligerents | Ottoman Empire | Republic of Venice |
| Commanders | Kemal Reis; Feriz Beg | Girolamo Contarini; Marco Gabriel |
| 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 |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Zonchio 1499, same recorded site
- Siege of Neokastro 1821, same recorded site
- Battle of Pylos 425 BC, 2.4 km
- Battle of Sphacteria 425 BC, 3.7 km
- Battle of Sphacteria 1825, 3.7 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Zonchio 25 August 1499
- After: Siege of the Castle of Saint George 8 November 1500
- All 3 engagements of Second Ottoman–Venetian War
Elsewhere in 1500
- Battle of Vedrosha Russia
- Battle of Hemmingstedt Germany
Battle of Modon is one of 462 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 274 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.