Battle of Gozo (1570)

Naval battle of Gozo (1570)
Part of Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573)
Date 15 July 1570 Location Gozo Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Order of Saint John	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Francesco St Clement	Uluj Ali
Strength
4 galleys	19 galleons
Casualties and losses
3 galleys lost 80 knights captured	Unknown

The battle of Gozo was a naval battle between forces of Malta, then under the protection of the Order of Saint John, and the Ottomans. The battle took place on July 15, 1570, after four Maltese galleys encountered an Ottoman fleet under Uluj Ali. Three Maltese galleys were captured by the Ottomans, and one fled.^[1]