Battle of Mytilene (1690)

Battle of Mytilene
	Part of the Great Turkish War ; and the Morean War
Date	8 September 1690
Location	Mytilene39°6′N 26°33′E / 39.100°N 26.550°E
Result	Venetian victory
Belligerents
Republic of Venice	Ottoman Empire; Deylik of Algiers; Beylik of Tunis; Pashalik of Tripoli
Commanders and leaders
Daniele Dolfin; Giovanni Buggie †	Unknown
Strength
12 sailing ships	9 sailing ships; 23 galleys
Casualties and losses
12-20 killed; Redentor del Mondo damaged	At most 300 killed; 3 ships damaged or destroyed;
	Mytilene class=notpageimage\| Location of the battle in present day Greece

The Battle of Mytilene was a naval battle that occurred on 8 September 1690 at Mytilene between a Venetian fleet under Daniele Dolfin and a combined Muslim fleet made up of Ottoman and Barbary ships. The battle resulted in a victory for the Venetian naval forces. This defeat inspired Suleiman II to end Ottoman reliance on Barbary pirates.^[1]

^ Candiani, Guido (2018-01-02). "A New Battle Fleet: The evolution of the Ottoman sailing navy, 1650–1718, revealed through Venetian sources". The Mariner's Mirror. 104 (1): 18–26. doi:10.1080/00253359.2018.1411096. ISSN 0025-3359. S2CID 165635839.

[:1-1] Candiani, Guido (2018-01-02). "A New Battle Fleet: The evolution of the Ottoman sailing navy, 1650–1718, revealed through Venetian sources". The Mariner's Mirror. 104 (1): 18–26. doi:10.1080/00253359.2018.1411096. ISSN 0025-3359. S2CID 165635839.

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