Battle of Lepanto order of battle
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This is the order of battle
during the Battle of Lepanto
on 7 October 1571 in which the Holy League deployed 6 galleass
es and 206 galleys, while the Ottoman
forces numbered 216 galleys and 56 galliots.
as his principal deputy.
es)
(38 galleys, including 8 galleys of the Advance Guard)
Fleet was held by Müezzinzade Ali Pasha
First Line
Second Line
Order of battle
In modern use, the order of battle is the identification, command structure, strength, and disposition of personnel, equipment, and units of an armed force participating in field operations. Various abbreviations are in use, including OOB, O/B, or OB, while ORBAT remains the most common in the...
during the Battle of Lepanto
Battle of Lepanto (1571)
The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic maritime states, decisively defeated the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire in five hours of fighting on the northern edge of the Gulf of Patras, off western Greece...
on 7 October 1571 in which the Holy League deployed 6 galleass
Galleass
The galleass developed from large merchant galleys.Converted for military use they were higher and larger than regular galleys. They had up to 32 oars, each worked by up to 5 men. They usually had three masts and a forecastle and aftcastle. Much effort was made in Venice to make these galleasses...
es and 206 galleys, while the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
forces numbered 216 galleys and 56 galliots.
The Fleet of the Holy League¹
The combined Christian fleet was placed under the command of John of Austria (Don Juan de Austria) with Marcantonio ColonnaMarcantonio Colonna
Marcantonio II Colonna , Duke and Prince of Paliano, was an Italian general and admiral.-Biography:...
as his principal deputy.
The Left Wing
Commanded by Agostino Barbarigo (53 galleys, 2 galleassGalleass
The galleass developed from large merchant galleys.Converted for military use they were higher and larger than regular galleys. They had up to 32 oars, each worked by up to 5 men. They usually had three masts and a forecastle and aftcastle. Much effort was made in Venice to make these galleasses...
es)
- VenetianRepublic of VeniceThe Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...
Galleasses (2)- Galleass of Ambrogio Bragadin
- Galleass of Antonio Bragadin
- Venetian Galleys (39)
- Capitana Lanterna (flagshipFlagshipA flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, reflecting the custom of its commander, characteristically a flag officer, flying a distinguishing flag...
lantern) of VeniceRepublic of VeniceThe Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...
(L) — Agostino BarbarigoAgostino BarbarigoAgostino Barbarigo was Doge of Venice from 1486 until his death in 1501.While he was Doge, the imposing Clock Tower in the Piazza San Marco with its archway through which the street known as the Merceria leads to the Rialto, was designed and completed...
†, Prov. General - Capitana (flagship) of Venice (L) — Marco Querini, Prov. of the Fleet
- Fortuna (Fortune) of Venice — Andrea Barbarigo †
- Tre Mani (Three Hands) of Venice — Giorgio Barbarigo
- Due Delfini (Two Dolphins) of CandiaHeraklionHeraklion, or Heraclion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete, Greece. It is the 4th largest city in Greece....
— Francesco Zen - Leone e Fenice (Lion & Phoenix) of Candia — Francesco Mengano
- Madonna (Milady) of Candia — Filippo Polani
- Cavallo Marino (Seahorse) of Candia — Antonio De Cavalli
- Due Leoni (Two Lions) of Candia — Nicolò Fradello
- Leone (Lion) of Candia — Francesco Bonvecchio
- Cristo (Christ) of Candia I — Andrea CornerAndrea Cornaro (poet and historian)Andrea Cornaro or Andrea Corner Hellenized Venecian aristocrat and very important historian and writer.-Biography:...
- Angelo (Angel) of Candia — Giovanni Angelo
- Piramide (Pyramid) of Candia — Francesco Bono †
- Cristo Risorto (Risen Christ) of Venice I — Simon Guoro
- Cristo Risorto (Risen Christ) of Venice II — Federico Renier
- Cristo (Christ) of CorfuCorfuCorfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...
— Cristoforo Condocolli - Cristo Risorto (Risen Christ) of Candia I — Francesco Zancaruol
- Cristo (Christ) of Venice I — Bartolomeo Donato
- Cristo (Christ) of Candia II— Giovanni Corner
- Christo Risordo (Risen Christ) of Candia II
- Rodi (Rhodes) of Candia — Francesco Molini (Konstam gives Kodus)
- Sant'Eufemia (St. Euphemia) of BresciaBresciaBrescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
— Orazio Fisogni - Bravo (Skillful) of Candia — Michele Viramano (Konstam gives Blessed)
- Cavallo Marino (Seahorse) of Venice
- Cristo (Christ) of Candia III — Danielo Calefatti
- Braccio (Arm) of Venice — Nicolò Lippomano (Konstam gives "of Candia")
- Nostra Signora (Our Lady) of Zante — Nicolò Mondini
- Christo Risordo (Risen Christ) of Candia III — Giorgio Calergi
- Nostra Signora (Our Lady) of Venice I — Marcantonio Pisani
- Dio Padre e Santa Trinità (God, Father & Holy Trinity) of Venice — Giovanni Marino Contarini †
- Cristo Risorto (Risen Christ) of Venice III — Giovanni Battista Querini
- Angelo (Angel) of Venice — Onfre Giustiniani
- Santa Dorotea (St. Dorothy) of Venice — Polo Nani
- Ketianana of RethymnoRethymnoRethymno is a city of approximately 40,000 people in Greece, the capital of Rethymno peripheral unit in the island of Crete. It was built in antiquity , even though was never a competitive Minoan centre...
/Retimo — Nicolò Avonal - Lion's Head of IstriaIstriaIstria , formerly Histria , is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner...
- Croce (Cross) of Cefalonia — Marco Cimera
- Vergine Santa (Virgin Saint) of Cefalonia — Cristoforo Criffa
- Cristo Risorto (Risen Christ) of Veglia — Lodovico Cicuta (Konstam gives "of Vegia")
- San Nicolò (St. Nicholas) of ChersoCresCres is an Adriatic island in Croatia. It is one of the northern island in the Kvarner Gulf and can be reached via ferry from the island Krk or from the Istrian peninsula ....
— Colane Drascio - Some sources include:
- Dama a cavallo (Lady on Horseback) of Candia — Antonio Eudomeniani
- Leone (Lion) of Capodistria — Domenico Del Taco
- Capitana Lanterna (flagship
- Spanish and Neapolitan Galleys (12)
- LomellinaLomellinaThe Lomellina is a geographical and historical area in the Pianura Padana of northern Italy, located in south-western Lombardy between the Sesia, Po and Ticino rivers....
of NaplesKingdom of NaplesThe Kingdom of Naples, comprising the southern part of the Italian peninsula, was the remainder of the old Kingdom of Sicily after secession of the island of Sicily as a result of the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the Kingdom of Sicily, it is dubbed Kingdom of...
— Agostino Cancuale (Konstam gives "of Spain") - Fiamma (Flame) of Naples — Juan de las Cuevas
- San Giovanni (St. John) of Naples — Garcia de Vergara
- Invidia (Envy) of Naples — Teribio de Accaves
- Brava (Skillful) of Naples — Miguel Quesada (Konstam gives Blessed)
- San Jacopo (St. James) of Naples — Moferat Guardiola
- San Nicola (St. Nicholas) of Naples — Cristobal de Mongiu (Konstam gives San Nicolò)
- Vittoria (Victory) of Naples — Occava of Rocadi
- Fortuna (Fortune) of Gio Andrea Doria — Giovanni Alvigi Belvi (Konstam gives "of St. Andrew")
- 3 other unnamed galleys, given by some sources as:
- Sagittaria (Archer) of Naples — Martino Pirola
- Idra (Hydra) of Naples — Luigi Pasqualigo
- Santa Lucia (St. Lucy) of Naples — Francesco Bono
- Lomellina
- Papal Galley (1)
- Regina (Queen) — Fabio Valicati (Konstam gives Reign)
- Genoese Galley (1)
- Marchesa (MarquiseMarquessA marquess or marquis is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The term is also used to translate equivalent oriental styles, as in imperial China, Japan, and Vietnam...
) of Gio Andrea Doria — Francesco San Fedra (Konstam gives Marchessa)
- Marchesa (Marquise
The Center Division
Commanded by Don John of Austria (62 galleys, 2 galleasses)- Venetian Galleasses (2)
- Galleass of Jacopo Guoro
- Galleass of Francesco Duodo
- Venetian Galleys (29)
- Capitana (flagship) of Venice (L) — Sebastiano VenierSebastiano VenierSebastiano Venier was Doge of Venice from June 11, 1577 to March 3, 1578.-Biography:Venier was born in Venice around 1496. He was a son of Moisè Venier and Elena Donà, and a nephew of Zuan Francesco Venier, Co-Lord of Cerigo. He was a paternal grandson of Moisé Venier...
, Captain-General of the Navy - Capitana (flagship) of Lomellini — Paolo OrsiniPaolo Giordano I OrsiniPaolo Giordano I Orsini was the first duke of Bracciano from 1560. He was a member of the Rome family of the Orsini.-Biography:...
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Lomellini — Pier Battista Lomellini
- Capitana (flagship) of Mari — Giorgio d'Asti
- San Giovanni (St. John) of Venice I — Pietro Badoaro
- Tronco (Trunk) of Venice — Girolamo Canale
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) of Venice — Bertucci Contarini - Vergine (Virgin) of Candia
- Nostra Signora (Our Lady) of Venice II — Giovanni Zeni
- Cristo (Christ) of Venice II — Girolamo Contarini
- Ruota con Serpente (Wheel & Serpent) — Gabrio da Canale
- Piramide (Pyramid) of Venice
- Palma (Palm) of Venice — Girolamo Venier †
- San Teodoro (St. Theodore) of Venice — Teodoro Balbi
- Montagna (Mountain) of Candia — Alessandro Vizzamano
- San Giovanni Battista (St. John the Baptist) of Venice — Giovanni Mocenigo
- Cristo (Christ) of Venice III — Giorgio Pisani
- San Giovanni (St. John) of Venice II — Daniele Moro
- Passaro (Sparrow) of Venice — Nicolò Tiepolo
- Leone (Lion) of Venice — Pietro Pisani
- San Girolamo (St. Jerome) of Venice — Gasparo Malipiero
- Giuditta (Judith) of Zante — Marino Sicuro
- San Cristoforo (St. Christopher) of Venice — Alessandro Contarini
- Armellino (ErmineErmine (heraldry)Ermine is a heraldic fur representing the winter coat of the stoat . Many skins would be sewn together to make a luxurious garment, producing a pattern of small black spots on a white field...
) of Candia — Marco Quirini (Konstam gives Armelino) - Mezza Luna (Half Moon) of Venice — Valerio Valleresso
- Uomo di Mare (Man of the Sea) of VicenzaVicenzaVicenza , a city in north-eastern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione...
— Jacopo Draffano - Sant'Alessandro (St. AlexanderAlexander of BergamoSaint Alexander of Bergamo is the patron saint of Bergamo. Alexander may simply have been a Roman soldier or resident of Bergamo who was tortured and killed for not renouncing his Christian faith. Details of his life are uncertain, but subsequent Christian legends consider him a centurion of the...
) of BergamoBergamoBergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...
— Giovanni Antonio Colleoni - San Girolamo (St. Jerome) of LesinaLesina-Places:Croatia*Lesina, Croatia, an Italian name for the island of Hvar in Split–Dalmatia CountyItaly*Lake Lesina, a lake in the Province of Foggia, Apulia*Lesina, Apulia, a comune in the Province of Foggia...
— Giovanni Balsi - Another unnamed Venetian galley
- Capitana (flagship) of Venice (L) — Sebastiano Venier
- Genoese Galleys (8)
- Capitana (flagship) of GenoaGenoaGenoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
(L) — Ettore Spinola † - Capitana (flagship) of Gil d'Andrada (L) — Bernardo Cinoguera
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Genoa (L) — Pellerano
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of David Imperiali (Sicily) — Nicolò da Luvano
- Perla (Pearl) of Gio Andrea Doria — Giovanni Battista SpinolaGiovanni Battista SpínolaGiovanni Battista Spinola was a Roman Catholic Cardinal. He was the nephew of Giambattista Spínola, Jr.early in his life he served as the governor in Benevento in 1711 and the governor in Rimini in 1717-1719. He also served in many other administrative positions in the Papal States...
- Temperanza (Temperance) of Gio Andrea Doria — Cipriano De Mari
- Vittoria (Victory) of Gio Andrea Doria — Filippo Doria
- Doria of Gio Andrea Doria — Jacopo of Casale (Konstam gives Piramide, Pyramid)
- Capitana (flagship) of Genoa
- Spanish, Sicilian, Savoyard, & Neapolitan Galleys (15)
- Real (royal flagship) — Don John of Austria, admiral of the navy
- Capitana (flagship) of CastilleCrown of CastileThe Crown of Castile was a medieval and modern state in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then King Ferdinand III of Castile to the vacant Leonese throne...
— Luis de Requesens - Capitana (flagship) of SavoySavoySavoy is a region of France. It comprises roughly the territory of the Western Alps situated between Lake Geneva in the north and Monaco and the Mediterranean coast in the south....
— Andrea Provana of Leinì (Konstam gives Prince of Urbino, admiral of Savoy) - Patrona Real (royal squadron flagship) — Juan Bautista Cortés or Luis de RequesensLuis de Zúñiga y RequesensLuis de Requesens y Zúñiga also known as Luis de Zúñiga y Requesens was a Spanish politician and diplomat.-Biography:Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga was born at Molins de Rei...
- Capitana (flagship) of Bandinelli (Naples) — Bandinelli Sauli (Konstam gives Bandinella & Bendinelli)
- Capitana (flagship) of Grimaldi (Naples) — Giorgio Grimaldi
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Naples — Francesco de Benavides (Konstam gives Bonavides)
- Roccaful of Spain — Roccaful (Konstam gives Fortress)
- San Francisco (St. Francis) of Spain
- GranadaGranadaGranada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...
of Spain — Paolo Bottino (Konstam gives Granata) - Figiera of Spain — Diego Lopez de Ilianos
- Luna (Moon) of Spain — Manuel de Aguilar
- Fortuna (Fortune) of Naples
- Mendoza of Naples — Alvaro of Bazán (Konstam gives Mendozza)
- San Giorgio (St. George) of Naples — Eugenio de Vargas
- Another unnamed galley, given by some sources as:
- Piramide con cane (Pyramid & Dog) of Spain (?) — Marcantonio Uliana
- Papal Galleys (6) (including TuscanGrand Duchy of TuscanyThe Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a central Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Duchy of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence...
contingent)- Capitana (flagship) of His HolinessYour HolinessYour Holiness is the formal style by which the Coptic Pope and the Catholic Pope are addressed, and is properly the superlative style, taking precedence before all other styles; when rendered in the third person, "His Holiness" may be abbreviated to "HH", but this abbreviation more commonly refers...
— Marcantonio ColonnaMarcantonio ColonnaMarcantonio II Colonna , Duke and Prince of Paliano, was an Italian general and admiral.-Biography:...
, flagship of the papal contingent - Toscana (Tuscany) of Tuscany — Metello Caracciolo
- Pisana (Pisa) of Tuscany — Ercole Lotta
- Firenze (Florence) of Tuscany — Tommaso De' Medici
- Pace (Peace) of His Holiness — Jacopo Antonio Perpignano
- Vittoria (Victoria) of His Holiness — Baccio of Pisa
- Some sources also include
- Grifona (Gryphon) of His Holiness — Alessandro Negrone
- Capitana (flagship) of His Holiness
- Galleys of the Knights of MaltaKnights HospitallerThe Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
(3)- Capitana (flagship) of MaltaMaltaMalta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
— Pietro Giustiniani †, prior of Messina; flagship of the Maltese contingent (Konstam gives "Justin, the Prior of Messina") - San Pietro (St. Peter) — Roquelare St.-Aubin (Konstam gives The Order of St. Peter)
- San Giovanni (St. John) — Alonso de Texada (Konstam gives The Order of St. John)
- Capitana (flagship) of Malta
The Right Wing
Commanded by Gian Andrea Doria (53 galleys, 2 galleasses)- Venetian Galleasses (2)
- Galleass of Andrea da Cesare
- Galleass of Pietro Pisani
- Venetian Galleys (25)
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Mari (Parini) — Antonio Corriglia
- Forza (Force) of Venice — Rinieri Zeni
- Regina (Queen) of Candia — Giovanni Barbarigo (Konstam gives Rema)
- Nino (Boy) of Venice — Paulo Polani
- Cristo Risorto (Risen Christ) of Venice IV — Benedetto Soranzo
- Palma (Palm) of Candia — Jacopo di Mezzo †
- Angelo (Angel) of Corfu — Stelio Carchiopulo
- Nave (Ship) of Venice — Antonio Pasqualigo
- Nostra Signora (Our Lady) of Candia — Marco Foscarini
- Cristo (Our Lady) of Candia IV — Francesco Cornero
- Fuoco (Flame) of Candia — Antonio Boni
- Aquila (Eagle) of Candia — Girolamo Zorzi
- San Cristoforo (St. Christopher) of Venice — Andrea Tron
- Cristo (Christ) of Venice IV — Marcantonio Lando †
- Speranza (Hope) of Candia — Girolamo Cornaro †
- San Giuseppe (St. Joseph) of Venice — Nicolò Donato
- Torre (Tower) of Vicenza — Lodovico da Porto
- Aquila (Eagle) of Corfu — Pietro Bua †
- Aquila (Eagle) of RethymnoRethymnoRethymno is a city of approximately 40,000 people in Greece, the capital of Rethymno peripheral unit in the island of Crete. It was built in antiquity , even though was never a competitive Minoan centre...
/Retimo — Pietro Pisano - San Giovanni (St. John) of Arbe — Giovanni de Dominis
- La Donna (The Lady) of FriuliFriuliFriuli is an area of northeastern Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, i.e. the province of Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia, excluding Trieste...
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— Luigi Cipoco - Re Attila (King Attila) of PaduaPaduaPadua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
— Pataro Buzzacarini (Konstam gives Reality) - 3 other unnamed galleys, given by some sources as
- Uomo Armato (Armed Man) of Retimo — Andrea Calergi, signore of Candia
- San Vittorio (St. VictorSt. VictorSaint Victor can refer to several people:* Saint Victor Maurus , martyr* Saint Pope Victor I, martyr* Saint Victorinus of Pettau* Saint Victor of Marseilles* Saint Victor of Turin...
) of Crema — Evangelista Zurla - San Trifone (St. TryphonTryphon, Respicius, and NymphaSaints Tryphon , Respicius, and Nympha are Christian saints who were formerly celebrated jointly on 10 November in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church from the eleventh century until the twentieth...
) of Cattaro/KotorKotorKotor is a coastal city in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative center of the municipality....
— Girolamo Bisante or Bizanti
- Spanish and Neapolitan Galleys (10)
- Sicilia (Sicily) of Sicily — Francesco Amodei
- Piemontese (Savoyard) of Savoy — Ottavio Moretto †
- Margherita (Margaret) of Savoy — Battaglino
- Cingana of Naples — Gabriel de Medina
- Luna (Moon) of Naples — Julio Rubio
- Speranza (Hope) of Naples — Pedro de Busto
- Gusmana of Naples — Francesco de Osedo
- 3 other unnamed galleys, given by some sources as
- Fortuna (Fortuna) of Naples — Diego de Medrano
- Determinada (Determined) of Naples — Juan de Angustina Carasa
- Turca (Turk) — Simone Goto
- Genoese Galleys (16)
- Capitana (flagship) of Gio Andrea Doria — Gio Andrea Doria
- Capitana (flagship) of Negroni — Gio Ambrogio Negroni
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Grimaldi — Lorenzo Treccia (Konstam gives "Trecha")
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Nicolò Doria — Giulio Centurione (Konstam gives "of Andrea Doria")
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Negroni — Luigi Gamba
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Lomellini — Giorgio Greco
- Swordsman of RethymnoRethymnoRethymno is a city of approximately 40,000 people in Greece, the capital of Rethymno peripheral unit in the island of Crete. It was built in antiquity , even though was never a competitive Minoan centre...
/Retimo - San Vittorio (St. VictorSt. VictorSaint Victor can refer to several people:* Saint Victor Maurus , martyr* Saint Pope Victor I, martyr* Saint Victorinus of Pettau* Saint Victor of Marseilles* Saint Victor of Turin...
) of Crema - Furia (Fury) of Lomellini — Jacopo Chiappe
- Negrona (Negress) of Negroni — Nicolo da Costa
- Bastarda (Bastard) of Negroni — Lorenzo da Torre
- San Tritone of Cataro
- Monarca (Monarch) of Gio Andrea Doria — Nicolò Garibaldo
- Donzella (Maid) of Gio Andrea Doria — Nicolò Imperiale
- Diana of Genoa — Giovanni Giorgio Lasagna
- Another unnamed Genoese galley, given by some sources as
- Urania of Genoa
- Other sources include
- Capitana (flagship) of Nicolò Doria — Pandolfo Polidoro
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Mari — Antonio Corniglia
- Papal Galleys (2)
- Santa Maria (St. Mary) of His Holiness — Pandolfo Strozzi
- San Giovanni (St. John) of His Holiness — Angelo (or Antonio) Bifali
The Rearguard
Commanded by Don Álvaro de BazánÁlvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz de Mudela , was a Spanish admiral.-Biography:Álvaro de Bazán was born in Granada....
(38 galleys, including 8 galleys of the Advance Guard)
- Venetian Galleys (12)
- Cristo (Christ) of Venice V — Marco da Molino
- Due Mani (Two Hands) of Venice — Giovanni Loredano †
- Fede (Faith) of Venice — Giovanni Battista Contarini
- Pilastro (Pillar) of Venice — Caterino Malipiero
- Maddalena (Magdalene) of Venice — Alvigi Balbe
- Signora (Lady) of Venice — Giovanni Bembo
- Mondo (World) of Venice — Filippo Leoni
- Speranza (Hope) of CiproCyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
— Giovanni Battista Benedetti † (Konstam gives "of Venice") - San Pietro (St. Peter) of Venice — Marco Fiumaco
- Sibilla (Sibyl) of Venice — Danielo Troni
- San Giorgio (St. George) of Sebenico — Cristoforo Lucio
- San Michele (St. Michael) of Venice — Giorgio Cochini
- Spanish and Neapolitan Galleys (13)
- Lupa (Wolf) of Naples — Don Alvaro de Bazan, Marchese of Santa Cruz; Neapolitan flagship
- Capitana (flagship) of Vasquez (Spain) — Juan Vasquez de Coronado
- San Giovanni (St. John) of Sicily — David Imperiale
- Gru (Crane) of Spain — Luis Heredia
- Leonessa (Lioness) of Naples (Konstam gives Leona)
- Costanza of Naples — Pietro Delagia
- Marchesa (Marquise) of Naples — Juan de Machado †
- Santa Barbara (St. Barbara) of Naples — Giovanni de Ascale
- Sant'Andrea (St. Andrew) of Naples
- Santa Caterina (St. CatherineSt. Catherine-People:*Saint Catherine of Alexandria , also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine*Saint Caterina Volpicelli *Saint Catherine of Bologna *Saint Catherine of Genoa...
) of Naples — Juan Rufis de Velasco - Sant'Angelo of Naples
- Terana of Naples — Giovanni de Riva of Neillino
- Another unnamed Spanish or Neapolitan galley, given by some sources as
- Ocasion (Occasion) of Spain — Pedro de Roig
- Papal Galleys (3)
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of His Holiness — Alfonso d'Appiano
- Suprema (Supremacy) — Antonio da Ascoli
- Serena (Serenity)
- Genoese Galleys (2)
- Baccana — Giovanni Pietro de Morilo
- Another unnamed Genoese galley, given by some sources as
- San Bartolomeo (St. Bartholomew)
The Vanguard
Commanded by Juan de Cardona (8 galleys attached to the Reserve force)-
- Capitana (flagship) of Sicilia — Giovanni Antonio de Cardona
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Sicily
- San Giovanni (St. John) of Sicily — Davide Imperiale
- San Ionica of Sicily
- Santa Maddalena (St. Magdalene) of Venice — Marino Contarini
- Sole (Sun) of Venice — Vincenzo Quirini †
- Santa Caterina (St. Catherine) of Venice — Marco Cicogna
- Nostra Donna (Our Lady) of Venice — Pier Francesco Malipiero (Konstam gives "Our Woman")
The Ottoman Fleet²
Supreme command of the OttomanOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
Fleet was held by Müezzinzade Ali Pasha
The Left Wing
Commanded by Uluç Ali Reis (61 galleys, 32 galliots)- Turkish (ConstantinopleConstantinopleConstantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
) Galleys (14)- Nasur Ferhad
- Kasam Reis
- Osman Reis
- Kiafi Hajji
- Ferhad Ali
- Memi Bey
- Piri Osman
- Piri Reis
- Selim Basti
- Talatagi Reis
- Celebi Reis
- Tartar Ali
- Kafir Hajji
- Karaman Pasha
- Barbary (AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n) Galleys (14)- Uluç Ali Reis - Wing commander
- Karl Ali
- Karaman Ali
- Alemdar Pasha
- Sinian Celebi
- Amdjazade Mustafa
- Dragud Ali
- Seydi Ali
- Peri Selim
- Murad Darius
- Uluj Reis
- Macasir Ali
- Ionas Osman
- Salim Deli
- SyriaSyriaSyria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
n Galleys (6)- Kara Bey
- Dermat Bey
- Osman Bey
- Iusuf Ali
- Kari Alemdar
- Murad Hasan
- AnatoliaAnatoliaAnatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
n Galleys (13)- Karali Reis
- Piriman Reis
- Hazuli Sinian
- Chios Mehemet
- Hignau Mustafa
- Cademly Mustafa
- Uschiufly Memy
- Kari Mora
- Darius Pasha
- Piali Osman
- Tursun Osman
- Iosul Piali
- Keduk Seydi
- GreekOttoman GreeceMost of Greece gradually became part of the Ottoman Empire from the 15th century until its declaration of independence in 1821, a historical period also known as Tourkokratia ....
(Negropont) Galleys (14)- Seydi Reis
- Arnaud Ali
- Chendereli Mustafa
- Mustafa Hajji
- Sali Reis
- Hamid Ali
- Karaman Hyder
- Magyar Fehrad
- Nasur Ferhad
- Nasi Reis
- Kara Rhodi
- Kos Hajji
- Kos Mend
- Karam Bey (Albanian)
- Turkish (ConstantinopleConstantinopleConstantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
) Galliots (19)- Uluj Piri Pasha
- Karaman Suleiman
- Haneshi Ahmed
- Hyder Enver
- Nur Memi
- Karaman Reis
- Kaleman Memi
- Guzman Ferhad
- Hunyadis Hasan
- Kemal Murad
- Sarmusal Reis
- Tursun Suleiman
- Celebi Iusuf
- Hascedi Hassan
- Sian Memi
- Osman Dagli
- Karaman Reis
- 2 unnamed Turkish galiots
- Albanian Galiots (8)
- Deli Murad
- Alemdar Reis
- Sian Siander
- Alemrdar Ali
- Hasan Omar
- Seydi Aga
- Hasan Sinam
- Jami Fazil
- Anatolian Galiots (5)
- Kara Alemdhar
- Suzi Memi
- Nabi Reis
- Hasan Osman
- Hunyadi Iusuf
The Centre Division
Commanded by Ali Pasha (87 galleys divided into the First Line (among which are the fittest and newest galleys of the fleet) and the Second Line)First Line
- Turkish (Constantinople) Galleys (22)
- Muezzenade Ali Pasha Sultana - Fleet flagship
- Osman Reis - Wing commander
- Portasi Pasha - Commander, embarked troops
- Hasan Pasha (son of Barbarossa)
- Hasan Reis
- Kos Ali
- Kilik Reais
- Uluj Reis
- Piri Uluj Bey
- Dardagan Reis - Governor of the Arsenal
- Deli Osman
- Piri Osman
- Demir Celebi
- Darius Haseki
- Sinian Mustafa
- Heseki Reis
- Hasan Uluj
- Kosem Iusuf
- Aga Ahmed
- Osman Seydi
- Darius Celebi
- Kafar Reis
- RhodesRhodesRhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...
Galleys (12)- Hasan Rey - GovernorGovernorA governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of Rhodes (L) - Deli Chender- date=June 2011WardenWarden may refer to:Officers: having care or custody of some institution; the word is related to guardian.* Warden , head of some University colleges and academic institutions...
of Rhodes (L) - Osa Reis
- Postana Uluj
- Khalifa Uluj
- Ghazni Reis
- Dromus Reis
- Berber Kali
- Karagi Reis
- Occan Reis
- Deli Ali
- Hajji Aga
- Hasan Rey - Governor
- Black SeaBlack SeaThe Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
(BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n and Bithynian) Galleys (13)- Prauil Aga
- Kara Reis
- Arnaud Reis
- Jami Uluj
- Arnaud Celebi
- Magyar Ali
- Kali Celebi
- Deli Celebi
- Deli Assan
- Kamen Aga
- Sinian Reis
- Kari Mustafa
- Seydi Arnaud
- GallipoliGallipoliThe Gallipoli peninsula is located in Turkish Thrace , the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east. Gallipoli derives its name from the Greek "Καλλίπολις" , meaning "Beautiful City"...
Galleys (4)- Piri Hamagi
- Ali Reis
- Iusuf Ali
- Sinian Bektashi
- Greek (Negropont) Galleys (11)
- Osman Reis
- Mehmed Bey - Governor of Metelina
- Baktashi Uluj
- Baktashi Mustafa
- Sinian Ali
- Agdagi Reis
- Deli Iusuf
- Orphan Ali
- Cali Celebi
- Bagdar Reis
- Hanyadi Mustafa
Second Line
- Constantinople Galleys (12)
- Tramontana Reis
- Murad Reis
- Suleiman Celebi
- Deli Ibrahim
- Murad Korosi
- Darnad Ali
- Kari Reis
- Darius Sinian
- Dardagi Ali
- Hyder Carai
- Darius Ali
- Kan Ali
- Barbary (TripoliTripoliTripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three...
) Galleys (6)- Hyder Aga
- Kari Hamat
- Husam Kahlim Ali
- Deram Uluj
- Deydi Ali
- Mohammed Ali
- Gallipoli Galleys (7)
- Aziz Khalifa - Governor of Gallipoli
- Selim Sahi
- Seydi Pasha
- Hasan Mustafa
- Hasseri Ali
- Hassan Deli
- Iusuf Seydi
The Right Wing
Commanded by Mehmet Sulik Pasha (60 galleys and 2 galiots)- Turkish (Constantinople) Galleys (20)
- Suleiman Bey
- Kara Mustafa
- Ibrahim Reis
- Suleiman Reis
- Karaman Ibrahim
- Chender Sinian
- Hasan Nabi
- Ali 'Genoese'
- Hali Reis
- Seydi Selim
- Kumar Iusuf
- Bardas Celebi
- Bardas Hasan
- Fazil Ali Bey
- Drusari Piri
- Koda Ali
- Sinaman Mustafa
- Caracoza Ali
- Mustafa Alendi
- Mamara Reis
- Babary (Tripoli) Galleys (5)
- Arga Pasha
- Arnaut Ferhad
- Darnad Iusuf
- Suleiman Reis
- Fazil Memi
- Anatolian Galleys (13)
- Mehemet Bey
- Maysor Ali
- Amurat Reis
- Kalifi Memi
- Murad Mustafa
- Hyder Mehmet
- Sinian Darius
- Mehmet Darius
- Amdjazade Simian
- Adagi Hasan
- Sinjji Musafa
- Hajji Cebebi
- Tursan Mustafa
- EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian (AlexandriaAlexandriaAlexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
n) Galleys (22)- Mehmet Julik Pasha (wing commander)
- Kari Ali
- Herus Reis
- Karas Turbat
- Bagli Serif
- Hasan Celebi
- Osman Celebi
- Dink Kasai
- Osman Occan
- Darius Aga
- Drazed Sinian
- Osman Ali
- Deli Aga
- Dardagut Bardabey
- Kasli Khan
- Iusuf Aga
- Iusuf Magyar
- Khalifa Hyder
- Mustafa Kemal
- Dernadi Piri
- Memi Hasan
- Kari Ali
- Egyptian (Alexandrian) Galiots (2)
- Abdul Reis
- Piali Murad
The Rearguard
Commanded by Amuret Dragut Rais (8 galleys and 22 galiots)- Greek (Negropont) Galleys (4)
- Amuret Dragut Reis
- Kaidar Memi
- Deli Dori
- Hasan Sinian
- Anatolian Galleys (4)
- Deli Suleiman
- Deli Bey
- Kiafar Bey
- Kasim Sinian
- Mixed Squadron of Galiots (22)
- Ali Uluj
- Kara Deli
- Ferhad Kara Ali
- Dardagud Reis
- Kasim Kara
- Hasan Reis
- Alemdar Hasan
- Kos Ali
- Hajji Ali
- Kurtprulu Celebi
- Setagi Meni
- Setagi Osman
- Hyder Ali
- Hyder Deli
- Armad Memi
- Hasan Reis
- Jami Naser
- Nur Ali
- Kari Ali
- Murad Ali
- Iumaz Ali
- Haneschi Murad