Everything about Battle Of Lepanto 1500 totally explained
The
Second Battle of Lepanto (or
Battle of Modon) took place in August
1500 during the 1499-1503
Ottoman-Venetian Wars between the
Ottoman Empire and the
Republic of Venice. The Ottomans, who had won the
Battle of Zonchio (First Battle of Lepanto / Battle of Sapienza) the previous year, were again victorious under Admiral
Kemal Reis.
In December 1499 the Venetians attacked
Lepanto with the hope of regaining the territories which they lost with the
Battle of Zonchio. Kemal Reis set sail from
Cefalonia and retook Lepanto from the Venetians. He stayed in Lepanto between April and May
1500, where his ships were repaired by an army of 15,000 Ottoman craftsmen who were brought from the area. From there Kemal Reis set sail and bombarded the Venetian ports on the island of
Corfu, and in August
1500 he once again defeated the Venetian fleet. He bombarded the fortress of
Modon from the sea and captured the town. He later engaged with the Venetian fleet off the coast of
Coron and captured the town along with a Venetian brigantine. From there he sailed towards the Island of
Sapientza (Sapienza) and sank the Venetian galley
"Lezza". In September
1500 Kemal Reis assaulted Voiussa and in October he appeared at Cape Santa Maria on the Island of
Lefkada before ending the campaign and returning back to
Istanbul in November.
With the Battle of Modon, the Turkish fleet and army quickly overwhelmed most of the Venetian possessions in
Greece.
Modon and
Coron, the "two eyes of the Republic", were lost. Turkish cavalry raids reached Venetian territory in northern
Italy, and, in 1503, Venice again had to seek peace, recognizing the Turkish gains.
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