Attack on Modon (1531)

Attack on Modon (1531)
Part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
Map of Methoni, where the island Sapientza can be seen in front of the city, which the knights took as a cover for their attack.
Date 1 September 1531 Location Methoni, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Knights Hospitaller	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Bernardo Salviati	Unknown
Strength
300 men 8 Galleys	Unknown Relief force: 6,000 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown	800 Inhabitants enslaved

The Attack on Modon was a military expedition by the Knights Hospitallers to capture the city of Modon held by the Ottomans. Initially, the knights managed to capture the city, but the citadel held out, and an Ottoman relief force arrived, forcing the knights to retreat.