Battle of Samothrace (1698)

Battle of Samothrace (1698)
Part of the Sixth Ottoman–Venetian War and the War of the Holy League
Date September 20, 1698 Location near Samothrace in the northern Aegean Sea Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Republic of Venice	Ottoman Empire Eyalet of Egypt Eyalet of Tripolitania Beylik of Tunis
Strength
20 Venetian ships	25 Ottoman ships 7 Tripolitanian and Tunisian vessels
Casualties and losses
299 killed 622 wounded

The Battle of Samothrace was an inconclusive battle which took place on 20 September 1698 near the island of Samothrace, during the Sixth Ottoman–Venetian War. It was fought between Venice on one side, and the Ottoman Empire with its Tripolitanian and Tunisian vassals on the other. Venetian casualties were 299 killed and 622 wounded. Although it resulted in a stalemate, the Battle of Samothrace is notable as being the last significant battle of the Great Turkish War.

Opposing forces

Venice

• Rizzo d'Oro - Damaged
• Amazzone Guerriera
• Aquila Valiera c.70
• San Lorenzo Giustinian c.70
• 16 other ships

Ottomans

• 25 Ottoman ships
• 7 Tripolitanian and Tunisian vessels

References

• Anderson, R. C. (1952). Naval Wars in the Levant 1559–1853. Princeton: Princeton University Press. OCLC 1015099422.