naval engagement, early modern

Battle of Ragusa

Name: Battle of Ragusa
Location: Adriatic Sea, Italy

Battle of Ragusa was a naval engagement fought in 1617 at Adriatic Sea, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Adriatic Sea. It was part of the Uskok War, which ran from 1615 to 1617. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 15 galleons; 1,600 land force against 18 galleons; 34 galleys; 6 galleasses; 16 barks.

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Fought1617

WhereAdriatic Sea, Italy42.640N, 18.108E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSpanish victory

BelligerentsSpanish EmpireagainstRepublic of Venice

Casualties and losses300 killedand4 galleys lost; 4,000 killed

Part ofUskok War1615 to 1617

Record

Date	1617 (year precision)
Place	Adriatic Sea, Italy 42.640N, 18.108E
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	15 galleons; 1,600 land force	18 galleons; 34 galleys; 6 galleasses; 16 barks
Casualties and losses	300 killed	4 galleys lost; 4,000 killed
Commanders	Francisco de Ribera y Medina

Placed at Adriatic Sea; 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

Siege of Ragusa AD 866, same recorded site
Siege of Ragusa 1806, same recorded site
Siege of Dubrovnik 1991, 0.1 km N
Battle of Bileća 1388, 37 km NE
Siege of Castelnuovo 1539, 40 km SE

Elsewhere in 1617

Battle of Playa Honda Philippines
Battle of Cape Palos Spain
Raid on La Goulette Tunisia
Prince Władysław's March on Moscow Russia
Siege of Kaluga Russia

Battle of Ragusa is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2889740, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ragusa, revision 1381522839, 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.