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Battle of Mystras

Battle of Mystras was a battle fought in 1464 at Mystras, in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Mystras. It was part of First Ottoman–Venetian War, which ran from 1463 to 1479. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.

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Fought1464
WhereMystras, Greece37.074N, 22.367E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstRepublic of Venice
Part ofFirst Ottoman–Venetian War1463 to 1479

Where it sits in First Ottoman–Venetian War

Siege of Corinth, 1463Siege of Mytilene, 1464Battle of Mystras, 1464Battle of Patras, 1466Battle of Patras, 1466Siege of Negroponte, 1470Attack on Antalya, 1472Siege of Shkodra, 1474Battle of Isonzo, 1477Battle of Lucinico, 1477Siege of Shkodra, 147814631478Battle of Mystras, 1464
11 placed engagements of First Ottoman–Venetian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1464 (year precision)
PlaceMystras, Greece
37.074N, 22.367E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength12,0001,400 soldiers from Methoni alone, 400 mounted crossbowmen, and 300 infantry (in total 2,100). An unknown number of armies under Malatesta. And hundreds of cavalry and soldiers provided by regional commanders.
Commanders
  • Turahanoğlu Ömer Bey
  • Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta
  • Peter Bua
Battle of MystrasBattle of MystrasSiege of SpartaBattle of SelasiaBattle of KalamataBattle of KalamataSiege of KastaniaBattle of SelasiaBattle of KalamataSiege of KastaniaAthensPatraTripoliPirgos100 km37.074N, 22.367E
Placed at Mystras; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Mystras 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 Q137360136, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mystras (1464), revision 1370450970, 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.