Battle of Antipaxos
| Battle of Antipaxos | |||||||
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| Part of the Spanish–Ottoman wars, the Ottoman–Habsburg wars and the Italian War of 1536–1538 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Spanish Empire Republic of Genoa Papal States Knights Hospitaller | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Andrea Doria Leone Strozzi | Ali Çelebi | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 36 galleys | 12 galleys | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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250 dead 1,250 wounded |
1 galley sunk 11 galleys captured 2,500 dead 800 prisoners | ||||||
The Battle of Antipaxos of 1537 was a naval encounter between a fleet captained by Andrea Doria, grand admiral of King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and an Ottoman flotilla led by Ali Çelebi. It frames in the Italian War of 1536–1538, but events in its course led also to the beginning of the Ottoman-Venetian War of 1737-1540.