An Algerian squadron of eleven to thirteen…
May 1790 CE
The Greek flotilla is now in a critical position, attacked from two sides by over thirty ships of the line.
As the Greeks begin running low on ammunition, they reduce their rate of fire.
Katsonis' ships are now exposed to withering fire, their superstructures riddled with holes and with many officers dead, and their opponents move to board their ships and take them by assault.
The Algerians manage to capture three ships, which later sink due to excessive damage.
In the end, Katsonis is forced to put his own heavily damaged flagship, Athena of the North, to the torch, and barely manages to escape with a few close comrades on a skiff between the Ottoman ships.
The battle ends with Katsonis' fleet having lost five hundred and sixty-five dead and fifty-three wounded and captured, while Katsonis with his remaining two vessels withdraws to Kythira.
The Ottoman and Algerian losses are also heavy, reportedly some three thousand men killed and many wounded.
Many vessels have to be towed home, and according to some reports a few sink on the way.
Nevertheless, Katsonis' fleet has been destroyed as an effective force.
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