naval engagement, medieval

Battle of Karpathos

Name: Battle of Karpathos
Location: Karpathos, Greece

Battle of Karpathos was a naval engagement fought in 1498 at Karpathos, in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Karpathos. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 5 galleys against 10 galleys.

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Fought1498

WhereKarpathos, Greece35.583N, 27.133E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeOttoman victory

BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstKnights Hospitaller

Casualties and lossesLightand1 ship sank; 5 ships captured

Record

Date	1498 (year precision)
Place	Karpathos, Greece 35.583N, 27.133E
Kind	Naval engagement, medieval
Strength	5 galleys	10 galleys
Casualties and losses	Light	1 ship sank; 5 ships captured
Commanders	Kemal Reis

Placed at Karpathos; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Kasos Massacre 1824, 28 km SW
Battle of Rhodes 1912, 88 km N
Operation Anglo 1942, 96 km NE
Siege of Rhodes 1522, 102 km NE
Siege of Rhodes 1480, 102 km NE

Elsewhere in 1498

Moldavian campaign in Poland Poland
Battle of Botoșani Romania

Battle of Karpathos is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q118946809, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Karpathos, revision 1370444834, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.