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Battle of Mytilene

Battle of Mytilene was a naval engagement fought on 8 September 1690 at Mytilene, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Morean War, which ran from 1684 to 1699. The recorded result: Venetian victory. Recorded strength: 12 sailing ships against 9 sailing ships; 23 galleys.

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Battle of Mytilene
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Fought8 September 1690
WhereMytilene, Turkey39.100N, 26.550E
OutcomeVenetian victory
BelligerentsRepublic of Veniceagainst24px Ottoman Empire; Deylik of Algiers; 23px Beylik of Tunis; 23px Pashalik of Tripoli
Casualties and losses12–20 killed; Redentor del Mondo damagedandAt most 300 killed; 3 ships damaged or destroyed
Part ofMorean War1684 to 1699

Where it sits in the Morean War

Siege of Santa Maura, 1684Siege of Coron (1685), 1685Battle of Kalamata, 1685Siege of Coron (1686), 1686Battle of Icaria, 1686Siege of Nauplia, 1686Battle of Cape Baba, 1686Siege of Castelnuovo, 1687Siege of Patras, 1687Siege of the Acropolis, 1687Siege of Negroponte, 1688Siege of Knin, 1688Battle of Mytilene, 1690Siege of Vlorë, 1691Siege of Chania, 1692Battle of the Oinousses Islands, 1695Battle of Zeytinburnu, 1695Battle of Andros (1696), 1696Action of 6 July 1697, 1697Battle of Andros (1697), 1697Battle of Tenedos (1698), 1698Battle of Samothrace, 169816841698Battle of Mytilene, 1690
22 placed engagements of the Morean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date8 September 1690
PlaceMytilene, Turkey
39.100N, 26.550E
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength12 sailing ships9 sailing ships; 23 galleys
Casualties and losses12–20 killed; Redentor del Mondo damagedAt most 300 killed; 3 ships damaged or destroyed
Commanders
  • Daniele Girolamo Dolfin
Battle of MytileneBattle of MytileneSiege of MytileneSiege of MytileneBattle of ArginusaeBattle of LesbosBattle of the Oinousses IslandsBattle of ArginusaeBattle of LesbosBattle of the Oinousses IslandsİzmirBalıkesirÇanakkaleHios100 km39.100N, 26.550E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 81 BC and 1690.

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Elsewhere in 1690

Battle of Mytilene is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4677392, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mytilene (1690), revision 1370270325, 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.