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Siege of Navarino

Siege of Navarino was a siege conducted in 1572 at Pylos, in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Pylos. It was part of the Ottoman–Spanish War, which ran from 1515 to 1577. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 194 galleys; 45 galleons; 8 galleasses; 25,000 soldiers against 225 galleys and galliots; 20,000 soldiers.

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Fought1572
WherePylos, Greece36.914N, 21.696E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsHoly League; Spanish Empire; Republic of Venice; Republic of Genoa; Duchy of Savoy; Tuscany; Order of Saint Stephen; Knights Hospitaller; Papal StatesagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and losses750 killedand1 ship lost
Part ofOttoman–Spanish War1515 to 1577

Where it sits in the Ottoman–Spanish War

Capture of Algiers, 1516Fall of Tlemcen, 1518Battle of Algiers, 1529Capture of Algiers, 1529Battle of Formentera, 1529Siege of Coron (1533–1534), 1534Conquest of Tunis, 1534Conquest of Tunis, 1535Attack on Sousse, 1537Battle of Antipaxos, 1537Siege of Castelnuovo, 1539Battle of Girolata, 1540Battle of Alborán, 1540Algiers expedition, 1541Capture of Mahdia, 1550Djerba Incident, 1551Capture of Béjaïa, 1555Siege of Oran, 1556Capture of Bizerte, 1557Battle of Djerba, 1560Battle of Saint Monica, 1561Battle of Lipari, 1561Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir, 1563Capture of Tunis, 1569Battle of Béja, 1569Battle of Lepanto, 1571Siege of Navarino, 1572Conquest of Tunis, 1573Conquest of Tunis, 1574Action of 26 September 1575, 1575Battle of Cape Corvo, 161315161613Siege of Navarino, 1572
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Record

Date1572 (year precision)
to 1572
PlacePylos, Greece
36.914N, 21.696E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength194 galleys; 45 galleons; 8 galleasses; 25,000 soldiers225 galleys and galliots; 20,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses750 killed1 ship lost
Commanders
  • Occhiali
Siege of NavarinoSiege of NavarinoBattle of PylosBattle of ZonchioSiege of NeokastroBattle of ModonBattle of NavarinoBattle of ZonchioAthensKalamataTripoliPirgos100 km36.914N, 21.696E
Placed at Pylos; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Navarino is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q116006964, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Navarino (1572), revision 1383804933, 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.