Ponza, Battle of
1552 CE
The Battle of Ponza (1552) is a naval battle that occurs near the Italian island of Ponza.
The battle is fought between a Franco-Ottoman fleet under Turgut Reis and a Genoese fleet commanded by Andrea Doria.
The Genoese are defeated and lose seven galleys captured.
The battle makes it easier for the Ottoman fleet to raid the coasts of Sicily, Sardinia and Italy for the next three years.
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An Ottoman fleet consisting of one hundred galleys had been sent to the Western Mediterranean when Henry II entered in conflict with Charles V in the current Italian War.
The fleet is accompanied by three French galleys under the French ambassador Gabriel de Luetz d'Aramon, who accompanies the Ottomans from Istanbul in their raids along the coast of Calabria in Southern Italy, capturing the city of Reggio.
The Genoese fleet consists of forty galleys under the command of Andrea Doria.
Twenty of the galleys in the Genoese fleet belong personally to Doria, six to an Antonio Doria and two to the House of Grimaldi of Monaco.
The battle between the fleets takes place on August 5, 1552, between the islands of Ponza and Terracina on the Italian mainland. The Ottomans capture seven of the Genoese galleys, which are full of troops.
The fleet is accompanied by three French galleys under the French ambassador Gabriel de Luetz d'Aramon, who accompanies the Ottomans from Istanbul in their raids along the coast of Calabria in Southern Italy, capturing the city of Reggio.
The Genoese fleet consists of forty galleys under the command of Andrea Doria.
Twenty of the galleys in the Genoese fleet belong personally to Doria, six to an Antonio Doria and two to the House of Grimaldi of Monaco.
The battle between the fleets takes place on August 5, 1552, between the islands of Ponza and Terracina on the Italian mainland. The Ottomans capture seven of the Genoese galleys, which are full of troops.
The Franco-Ottoman fleet, following their victory at Ponza, enters the waters of Majorca on August 13, 1552.
The Ottomans resist pressure from the French to send their fleet further west, perhaps for personal reasons of the commander or due to the continuing war with Persia.
The victory gives the Ottomans better facility to attack Sicily, Sardinia and the coasts of Italy for the next three years.
The Ottomans resist pressure from the French to send their fleet further west, perhaps for personal reasons of the commander or due to the continuing war with Persia.
The victory gives the Ottomans better facility to attack Sicily, Sardinia and the coasts of Italy for the next three years.
The Ottoman fleet winters in Chios, where it is joined by the French fleet of Baron de la Garde, ready for major naval operations the following year, including the invasion of Corsica in 1553.