Battle of Preveza

Battle Of Preveza

Ottoman–Habsburg wars
  • Balearics (1501)
  • Algiers (1516)
  • Tlemcen
  • Mohács (1526)
  • Hungary (1527–1528)
  • Algiers (1529)
  • Formentera
  • Balkans
  • Vienna (1529)
  • Little War (1530–1552)
  • Coron
  • Tunis (1534)
  • Tunis (1535)
  • Mahon
  • Osijek
  • Preveza
  • Castelnuovo
  • Alborán
  • Algiers (1541)
  • Nice
  • Mahdiye
  • Gozo
  • Tripoli
  • Eger
  • Ponza
  • Corsica
  • Oran (1556)
  • Bougie
  • Balearics (1558)
  • Mostaganem
  • Djerba
  • Orán and Mers-el-Kebir
  • Malta
  • Aceh
  • Szigetvár
  • Lepanto
  • Tunis (1574)
  • Fez
  • Long War
  • Cape Corvo
  • Cape Celidonia
  • 1663-1664
  • Great Turkish War
  • 1716-1718
  • 1737–1739
  • 1787–1791

The naval Battle of Preveza took place on 28 September 1538 near Preveza in northwestern Greece between an Ottoman fleet and that of a Christian alliance assembled by Pope Paul III.

Read more about Battle Of Preveza:  Background, Forces, Deployment, The Battle, Aftermath

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