naval engagement, major, medieval
Battle of Zonchio
Battle of Zonchio was a naval engagement fought on 25 August 1499 at Pylos, 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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Where it sits in Second Ottoman–Venetian War
Record
| Date | 25 August 1499 | |
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| Place | Pylos, Greece 36.900N, 21.683E | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, medieval | |
| Strength | 60 galleys; 3 heavy galleys; 30 galiots; 40 fustas; 21 carracks; 111 barges | 46 galleys; 17 heavy galleys; 15 carracks; 4 caravels; 11 brigantines |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Neokastro 1821, same recorded site
- Battle of Modon 1500, same recorded site
- Battle of Pylos 425 BC, 2.4 km NE
- Battle of Sphacteria 425 BC, 3.7 km NW
- Battle of Sphacteria 1825, 3.7 km NW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 425 BC and 1827.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Lepanto 1499
- After: Siege of Modon 1500
- All 9 engagements of Second Ottoman–Venetian War
Elsewhere in 1499
- Battle of Dornach Switzerland
- Battle of Calven Italy
- Battle of Bruderholz Switzerland
- Battle of Frastanz Austria
- Battle of Schwaderloh Switzerland
Battle of Zonchio is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2351714, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Zonchio, revision 1379397759, 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.