naval engagement, notable, early modern

Battle of Ponza

Name: Battle of Ponza
Location: Ponza, Italy

Battle of Ponza was a naval engagement fought in 1552 at Ponza, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ponza. It was part of Q124024560. The recorded result: Franco–Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 39 galleys against 24px 100 galleys; 3 galleys.

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Fought1552

WherePonza, Italy40.900N, 12.967E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeFranco–Ottoman victory

BelligerentsSpanish Empire; Republic of Genoaagainst24px Ottoman Empire; Kingdom of France

Casualties and losses7 galleys capturedandMinor

Part ofQ124024560

Record

Date	1552 (year precision)
Place	Ponza, Italy 40.900N, 12.967E
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	39 galleys	24px 100 galleys; 3 galleys
Casualties and losses	7 galleys captured	Minor
Commanders	Andrea Doria	Dragut Gabriel de Luetz

Placed at Ponza; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Ponza 1300, same recorded site
Battle of Ponza 1435, same recorded site
Battle of Lautulae 315 BC, 49 km NE
Siege of Terracine AD 69, 49 km NE
Siege of Gaeta 1860, 61 km NE

Elsewhere in 1552

Battle of Ponza is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q581542, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ponza (1552), revision 1379044729, 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.