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Battle of the Oinousses Islands

Battle of the Oinousses Islands was a naval engagement fought on 9 February 1695 at Oinousses, in what is now Greece; it lasted 10 days. It was part of the Morean War, which ran from 1684 to 1699. The recorded result: Algerian victory. Recorded strength: 21 sailing ships; 5 galeasses; 21 galleys against 20 sailing ships; 24 galleys.

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Fought9 February 1695lasted 10 days
WhereOinousses, Greece38.701N, 26.506E
OutcomeAlgerian victory
BelligerentsRepublic of VeniceagainstRegency of Algiers
Part ofMorean War1684 to 1699

Where it sits in the Morean War

Siege of Santa Maura, 1684Siege of Coron (1685), 1685Battle of Kalamata, 1685Siege of Coron (1686), 1686Battle of Icaria, 1686Siege of Nauplia, 1686Battle of Cape Baba, 1686Siege of Castelnuovo, 1687Siege of Patras, 1687Siege of the Acropolis, 1687Siege of Negroponte, 1688Siege of Knin, 1688Battle of Mytilene, 1690Siege of Vlorë, 1691Siege of Chania, 1692Battle of the Oinousses Islands, 1695Battle of Zeytinburnu, 1695Battle of Andros (1696), 1696Action of 6 July 1697, 1697Battle of Andros (1697), 1697Battle of Tenedos (1698), 1698Battle of Samothrace, 169816841698Battle of the Oinousses Islands, 1695
22 placed engagements of the Morean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 February 1695
to 19 February 1695
PlaceOinousses, Greece
38.701N, 26.506E
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength21 sailing ships; 5 galeasses; 21 galleys20 sailing ships; 24 galleys
Commanders
  • Mezzo Morto Hüseyin Pasha
Battle of the Oinousses IslandsBattle of the Oinousses IslandsBattle of FocchiesBattle of Porto DelphinoBattle of MytileneSiege of MytileneBattle of ArginusaeBattle of FocchiesBattle of Porto DelphinoBattle of MytileneBattle of ArginusaeBalıkesirSökeAydın100 km38.701N, 26.506E
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Battle of the Oinousses Islands is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872983, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Oinousses Islands, revision 1370601752, 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.