Battle of Preveza
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The Battle of Preveza was a major 1538 naval clash in the Ionian Sea in which the Ottoman fleet under Hayreddin Barbarossa decisively defeated a Holy League armada, securing Ottoman dominance over the eastern Mediterranean.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Preveza canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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naval battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hayreddin Barbarossa’s rise as leading Ottoman admiral ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Holy League (1538)
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Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| combatantReligion |
Catholic Christian Holy League
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Muslim-majority Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrea Doria
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Hayreddin Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | Ottoman–Christian naval conflict ⓘ |
| consequence |
Ottoman naval dominance in the eastern Mediterranean
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weakening of Holy League naval power ⓘ |
| date | 1538-09-28 ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Ottoman naval supremacy until Battle of Lepanto ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Adriatic–Ionian region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HolyLeagueMembers |
Genoese forces under Andrea Doria
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Habsburg Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Knights of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Holy League fleet
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Ottoman fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Epirus
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Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ near Preveza ⓘ |
| navalTheater | eastern Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Hayreddin Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Andrea Doria for the Holy League
NERFINISHED
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Pope Paul III’s Holy League commanders ⓘ |
| opposingAlliance | Holy League of 1538 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Pope Paul III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Ottoman victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman–Habsburg wars
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Ottoman–Venetian conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Ottoman–Venetian naval engagements ⓘ |
| primaryAdversaryOfOttomans |
Habsburg Spain
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Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Ottoman victory ⓘ |
| sea | Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
limited Venetian maritime power in the Levant
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secured Ottoman control of eastern Mediterranean sea lanes ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
Holy League’s reliance on heavy sailing ships and galleys
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use of Ottoman galleys and maneuver warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1538 ⓘ |
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