List of battles involving the Republic of Venice

The following is a list of battles fought by the Republic of Venice, from the traditional date of its founding in 697 until its dissolution in 1797, organized by date. The list includes both land and sea engagements, and is not exhaustive.

For a complete global battles list, see List of battles.


9th century
Date Location Conflict Commander Allies Opponents Outcome Refs
887, September 18Makro, DalmatiaDoge Pietro I Candiano—Narentine piratesVenetian defeat, death of Candiano.

10th century
Date Location Conflict Commander Allies Opponents Outcome Refs
900, June 29VeniceHungarian invasion of ItalyDoge Pietro Tribuno—HungariansVenetian victory
948DalmatiaDoge Pietro III Candiano—Narentine piratesVenetian defeat, obligation for annual tribute to the Narentines
998, Ascension DayDalmatiaDoge Pietro Orseolo II—Narentine piratesVenetian victory, cessation of the tribute
1000Lastovo, DalmatiaPietro Orseolo II—Citizens of LastovoVenetian victory, annexation of Lastovo

11th century
Date Location Conflict Commander Allies Opponents Outcome Refs
1004DalmatiaDoge Pietro Orseolo II—Narentine piratesVenetian victory, subjugation of the Narentines
1081DyrrhachiumFirst Norman invasion of ByzantiumDoge Domenico Selvo—Italo-Norman fleet under Robert GuiscardVenetian victory, destruction of the Norman fleet; Battle of Dyrrhachium

12th century
Date Location Conflict Commander Allies Opponents Outcome Refs
1110, October 19 – December 5SidonNorwegian CrusadeDoge Ordelafo FalieroKingdom of Jerusalem, Kingdom of NorwayFatimid Caliphate garrisonVenetian–Crusader victory, capture of the city, creation of the Lordship of Sidon

13th century
Date Location Conflict Commander Allies Opponents Outcome Refs
1202, November 10–24Zara, DamlatiaFourth CrusadeDoge Enrico DandoloCrusadersCitizens of Zara (nominally Hungarian)Venetian–Crusader victory, sack of the city
1203, July 11 – August 1ConstantinopleFourth CrusadeDoge Enrico DandoloCrusadersByzantines under Alexios III AngelosVenetian–Crusader victory, flight of Alexios III and coronation of Alexios IV Angelos
1204, April 8–13ConstantinopleFourth CrusadeDoge Enrico DandoloCrusadersByzantines under Alexios V DoukasVenetian–Crusader victory, sack of the city, dissolution of the Byzantine Empire
1257–1258Negroponte, GreeceWar of the Euboeote SuccessionMarco GradenigoDuchy of Athens and the Lombard Triarchs of NegroponteAchaean garrisonVenetian victory, recapture of Negroponte
1258, June 25AcreWar of Saint SabasLorenzo Tiepolo—Genoese fleet under Rosso della TurcaVenetian victory, Genoese abandon Acre
1263Settepozzi, GreeceWar of Saint Sabas and Byzantine–Venetian warsGilberto Dandolo—Genoese fleetVenetian victory
1264, August 14off Saseno, AlbaniaWar of Saint SabasMichele Duaro—Genoese fleet under Simone GrilloGenoese victory, capture of a Venetian trade convoy
1264, September 2–?TyreWar of Saint SabasAndrea Barozzi —Philip of Montfort, Lord of TyreSiege aborted after a few days
1266, June 23off Trapani, SicilyWar of Saint SabasJacopo Dondulo—Genoese fleet under Lanfranco BorboninoCrushing Venetian victory, Genoese fleet captured
1298, September 9off Curzola, DalmatiaWar of Saint SabasAndrea Dandolo—Genoese fleet under Lamba DoriaGenoese victory

14th century
Date Location Conflict Commander Allies Opponents Outcome Refs
1334, autumnGulf of AdramyttionNaval League of 1332UnknownKnights Hospitaller, Kingdom of Cyprus, Papal StatesBeylik of KarasiNaval League victory
1344, May 13Pallene peninsula, ChalcidiceSmyrniote crusadesUnknownKnights Hospitaller, Kingdom of Cyprus, Papal StatesTurkish piratesChristian victory
1345, August 12 – 1346, December 21Zara, DalmatiaCroatian-Venetian wars and Hungarian–Venetian wars—Citizens of Zara, aided by the Kingdom of HungaryVenetian victory, annexation of the city
1347, AprilImbros island, Aegean SeaSmyrniote crusadesUnknownKnights HospitallerTurkish pirates (Beylik of Sarukhan/Beylik of Aydin?)Christian victory
1354, November 4Bay of PylosThird Venetian–Genoese WarNiccolò Pisani—Genoese fleet under Paganino DoriaGenoese victory
1359Megara GulfNaval League of 1359UnknownKnights HospitallerTurkish piratesChristian victory
1378Traù, DalmatiaWar of ChioggiaVettor Pisani—Genoese fleet under Luciano Doria and citizens of TraùGenoese victory
1378, May 30off Anzio, ItalyWar of ChioggiaVettor Pisani—Genoese fleet under Luigi de' FieschiVenetian victory
1379, May 7Pola, IstriaWar of ChioggiaVettor Pisani—Genoese fleet under Luciano DoriaGenoese victory
1380, June 24Chioggia, Venetian LagoonWar of ChioggiaDoge Andrea Contarini, Vettor Pisani, Carlo Zeno—Genoese fleet under Pietro DoriaDecisive Venetian victory, breaking of the siege of Venice

15th century
Date Location Conflict Commander Allies Opponents Outcome Refs
1403, October 7off Modon, GreeceVenetian–Genoese warsCarlo Zeno—Genoese fleet under the French Marshal BoucicautVenetian victory
1412, August 24Motta di Livenza, VenetoHungarian–Venetian warsCarlo Malatesta—Hungarian forces of Sigismund of LuxembourgVenetian victory, consolidation of Venetian rule over Dalmatia
1416, May 29northern entrance of the DardanellesOttoman–Venetian WarsPietro Loredan—Ottoman fleet under Çali BeyVenetian victory, death of Çali Bey
1423, September 14 – 1430, March 29Thessalonica and northern AegeanOttoman–Venetian WarsVarious commanders—Ottomans under Murad II and various commandersOttoman victory, capture of Thessalonica
1427, October 11Maclodio, LombardyWars in LombardyFrancesco Bussone da CarmagnolaDuchy of MantuaMilanese army, under Carlo MalatestaVenetian victory, Malatesta taken captive
1431, MarchSoncino, LombardyWars in LombardyFrancesco Bussone da Carmagnola—Milanese army, under Francesco I SforzaMilanese victory
1431, June 6Po River, near CremonaWars in LombardyNiccolò Trevisani—Milanese fleet, under Francesco I SforzaMilanese victory
1432, November 18–19Delebio, LombardyWars in LombardyGiorgio Corner, Cesare Martinengo, Taddeo d'Este—Milanese army under Niccolò PiccininoMilanese victory
1440, June 29Anghiari, TuscanyWars in LombardyMicheletto Attendolo, under the overall command of Cardinal Ludovico TrevisanRepublic of Florence, Papal StatesMilanese army under Niccolò PiccininoAllied victory
1448, September 15Caravaggio, LombardyWars in Lombardy and Milanese War of SuccessionMicheletto AttendoloRepublic of Florence, Papal StatesMilanese army under Francesco SforzaMilanese victory
1453, August 15Ghedi, LombardyWars in Lombardy and Milanese War of SuccessionJacopo Piccinino—Milanese–Mantuan army under Francesco SforzaMilanese victory, Venice loses much of Lombardy
1467, July 25Molinella, EmiliaBartolomeo ColleoniDuchy of Ferrara, Pesaro and ForlìFlorentine army under Federico da MontefeltroIndecisive
1470, July 10 – August 5Negroponte, GreeceFirst Ottoman–Venetian WarPaolo Erizzo (garrison), Nicolò Canal (fleet)—Ottoman army under Sultan Mehmed IIOttoman victory, capture of the city and island of Negroponte
1478, May – 1479, April 25Scutari, AlbaniaFirst Ottoman–Venetian Warvarious commandersLordship of Zeta, local Albanian forcesOttoman army under Sultan Mehmed II and other commandersOttoman victory, capture of the city and end of the war
1487, August 10Calliano, TrentinoWar of RoveretoRoberto Sanseverino d'Aragona—Armies of the Bishopric of Trent and the County of TyrolDecisive allied victory, death of Sanseverino
1495, July 6Fornovo, EmiliaItalian War of 1494–1498Francesco II GonzagaDuchy of Milan, Margravate of MantuaFrench army under King Charles VIIIFrench victory
1499, August 12, 20, 22, and 25Bay of Pylos, GreeceSecond Ottoman–Venetian WarAntonio Grimani—Ottoman fleet under Kemal ReisOttoman victory
1500, November 8 – December 24Castle of Saint George, CephaloniaSecond Ottoman–Venetian WarBenedetto Pesaro (fleet), under the overall command of Gonzalo Fernández de CórdobaSpainOttoman garrison under Gisdar AgaAllied victory, capture of the fortress

16th century
Date Location Conflict Commander Allies Opponents Outcome Refs
1509, December 22River Po at Polesella, VenetoWar of the League of CambraiAngelo Trevisan—Ferrarese fleet under Cardinal d'EsteFerrarese victory
1513, October 7Schio, VenetoWar of the League of CambraiBartolomeo d'Alviano—Spanish–Imperial army under Ramón de Cardona and Fernando d'ÁvalosDecisive Spanish–Imperial victory
1515, September 13–14Melegnano, LombardyWar of the League of CambraiBartolomeo d'Alviano, under the overall command of King Francis I of FranceKingdom of FranceSwiss–Milanese army under Maximilian SforzaDecisive French–Venetian victory
1537, August – SeptemberCorfu, GreeceThird Ottoman–Venetian War—Ottoman army and fleet (plus a French contingent) under Sultan Suleiman the MagnificentVenetian victory
1538, September 28off Preveza, GreeceThird Ottoman–Venetian WarVincenzo Cappello, under the overall command of Andrea DoriaHoly League forcesOttoman fleet under Hayreddin BarbarossaOttoman victory
1570, July 22 – September 9Nicosia, CyprusFourth Ottoman–Venetian WarNiccolò Dandolo—Ottoman army under Lala Kara Mustafa PashaOttoman victory, sack of the city
1570, September 17 – 1571, August 5Famagusta, CyprusFourth Ottoman–Venetian WarMarco Antonio Bragadin—Ottoman army under Lala Kara Mustafa PashaOttoman victory, sack of the city, end of Venetian resistance in Cyprus
1571, October 7off Lepanto, GreeceFourth Ottoman–Venetian WarSebastiano Venier, under the overall command of John of AustriaHoly League forcesOttoman fleet under Müezzinzade Ali PashaHoly League victory

17th century
Date Location Conflict Commander Allies Opponents Outcome Refs
1618, June 24Strait of GibraltarMelcior van den Kerchove—Spanish fleetVenetian victory, breakthrough of the Venetian fleet
1646, May 26off the Dardanelles StraitCretan WarAlvise Mocenigo—Ottoman fleetVenetian victory
1648, May 1 – 1669, September 27Candia, CreteCretan WarVarious commandersKnights of Malta, Kingdom of FranceOttoman army under various commandersOttoman victory, surrender of Candia and end of the Cretan War
1649, May 12off FoçaCretan WarGiacomo da Riva—Ottoman fleet under Koca Dervish Mehmed PashaVenetian victory
1651, July 10south of Naxos, Aegean SeaCretan WarAlvise Mocenigo—Ottoman fleetVenetian victory
1654, May 15Perast Cretan WarKrsto Vicković—Ottoman army of Herzegovina, Uljinj piratesVenetian victory
1654, May 16off the Dardanelles StraitCretan WarGiuseppe DelfinoKnights of MaltaOttoman fleet under Kara Murat PashaOttoman victory
1655, June 21off the Dardanelles StraitCretan WarLazzaro MocenigoKnights of MaltaOttoman fleet under Kara Mustafa PashaVenetian victory
1656, June 26off the Dardanelles StraitCretan WarLorenzo MarcelloKnights of MaltaOttoman fleet under Kenan PashaVenetian victory, Venetian occupation of Tenedos and Lemnos
1657, May 3Cretan WarLazzaro Mocenigo—Ottoman Algerian fleetVenetian victory
1657, May 18Cretan War—Ottoman fleetVenetian victory
1657, July 17–19off the Dardanelles StraitCretan WarLazzaro MocenigoKnights of Malta, Papal StatesOttoman fleet under Topal Mehmed PashaOttoman victory, breaking of the Venetian blockade of the Dardanelles
1661, August 27near Milos, Aegean SeaCretan WarGiorgio MorosiniKnights of MaltaOttoman galley fleetVenetian victory
1662, September 29between Kos and Kalymnos, Aegean SeaCretan War—Ottoman convoy from AlexandriaVenetian victory
1684, July 21 – August 6Fortress of Santa Maura, LefkadaMorean WarFrancesco Morosini—Ottoman garrison of Santa MauraVenetian victory, surrender of the fortress and island
1686, June 2–14New Navarino fortress, MoreaMorean WarOtto Wilhelm Königsmarck—Ottoman garrisonVenetian victory, surrender of the fortress
1686, July 30 – August 29Nauplia, MoreaMorean WarOtto Wilhelm Königsmarck—Ottoman garrison of Nauplia and relief army under Ismail PashaVenetian victory, surrender of the city
1687, July 24Patras, MoreaMorean WarFrancesco Morosini, Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck—Ottoman army under Mehmed PashaVenetian victory, surrender of Patras Castle and Rio Castle
1687, September 23–29Acropolis of AthensMorean WarFrancesco Morosini—Ottoman garrison of the AcropolisVenetian victory, surrender of the Acropolis
1688, July 13 – October 21Negroponte, Central GreeceMorean WarFrancesco Morosini—Ottoman garrison of NegroponteOttoman victory, raising of the siege
1690, September 8off Lesbos, Aegean SeaMorean WarDaniele Dolfin—Ottoman fleetInconclusive
1695, February 9 & 19off the Oinousses islands, Aegean SeaMorean WarGiovanni Antonio Zeno —Ottoman fleet under Mezzo Morto Hüseyin PashaOttoman victory
1696, August 22off Andros, Aegean SeaMorean WarBartolomeo ContariniPapal StatesOttoman fleet under Mezzo Morto Hüseyin PashaIndecisive
1698, September 20off Samothrace, northern Aegean SeaMorean War—Ottoman fleetInconclusive

18th century
Date Location Conflict Commander Allies Opponents Outcome Refs
1715, July 12–20Nauplia, GreeceSeventh Ottoman–Venetian WarGeronimo Dolfin, Alessandro Bon—Ottomans under Silahdar Damat Ali PashaDecisive Ottoman victory, fall of the Kingdom of the Morea
1716, July 8 – August 21Corfu, GreeceSeventh Ottoman–Venetian WarJohann Matthias von der Schulenburg, Andrea PisaniKnights of Malta, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Papal States, SpainOttomans under Canım Hoca Mehmed Pasha and Kara Mustafa PashaVenetian victory, Ottomans abandon Corfu
1716, July 8Corfu Channel, GreeceSeventh Ottoman–Venetian WarAndrea Corner—Ottoman fleet under Canım Hoca Mehmed PashaIndecisive
1717, June 12–16off Imbros, Aegean SeaSeventh Ottoman–Venetian WarLodovico FlanginiOttoman fleet under Hodja Ibrahim PashaIndecisive, death of Flangini
1717, July 19off Cape Matapan, GreeceSeventh Ottoman–Venetian WarMarcantonio DiedoKingdom of Portugal, Knights of Malta, Papal StatesOttoman fleet under Eğribozlu PashaIndecisive
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