Battle of Lepanto order of battle
This is the order of battle during the Battle of Lepanto on 7 October 1571 in which the Holy League deployed 6 galleasses and 206 galleys, while the Ottoman forces numbered 216 galleys and 56 galliots.
Fleet of the Holy League¹
The combined Christian fleet was placed under the command of John of Austria with Marcantonio Colonna as his principal deputy.Left Wing
Commanded by Agostino Barbarigo- Venetian Galleasses
- * Galleass of Ambrogio Bragadin
- * Galleass of Antonio Bragadin
- Venetian Galleys
- * Capitana Lanterna of Venice – Agostino Barbarigo †, provveditore generale
- * Capitana of Venice – Marco Querini, provveditore of the Fleet
- * Fortuna of Venice – Andrea Barbarigo †
- * Tre Mani of Venice – Giorgio Barbarigo
- * Due Delfini of Candia – Francesco Zen
- * Leone e Fenice of Candia – Francesco Mengano
- * Madonna of Candia – Filippo Polani
- * Cavallo Marino of Candia – Antonio De Cavalli
- * Due Leoni of Candia – Nicolò Fradello
- * Leone of Candia – Francesco Bonvecchio
- * Cristo of Candia I – Andrea Corner
- * Angelo of Candia – Giovanni Angelo
- * Piramide of Candia – Francesco Bono †
- * Cristo Risorto of Venice I – Simon Guoro
- * Cristo Risorto of Venice II – Federico Renier
- * Cristo of Corfu – Cristoforo Condocolli
- * Cristo Risorto of Candia I – Francesco Zancaruol
- * Cristo of Venice I – Bartolomeo Donato
- * Cristo of Candia II – Giovanni Corner
- * Christo Risordo of Candia II
- * Rodi of Candia – Francesco Molini
- * Sant'Eufemia of Brescia – Orazio Fisogni
- * Bravo of Candia – Michele Viramano
- * Cavallo Marino of Venice
- * Cristo of Candia III – Danielo Calefatti
- * Braccio of Venice – Nicolò Lippomano
- * Nostra Signora of Zante – Nicolò Mondini
- * Christo Risordo of Candia III – Giorgio Calergi
- * Nostra Signora of Venice I – Marcantonio Pisani
- * Dio Padre e Santa Trinità of Venice – Giovanni Marino Contarini †
- * Cristo Risorto of Venice III – Giovanni Battista Querini
- * Angelo of Venice – Onfre Giustiniani
- * Santa Dorotea of Venice – Polo Nani
- * Ketianana of Retimo – Nicolò Avonal
- * Lion's Head of Istria
- * Croce of Cefalonia – Marco Cimera
- * Vergine Santa of Cefalonia – Cristoforo Criffa
- * Cristo Risorto of Veglia – Lodovico Cicuta
- * San Nicolò of Cherso – Colane Drascio
- * Some sources include:
- ** Dama a cavallo of Candia – Antonio Eudomeniani
- ** Leone of Capodistria – Domenico Del Taco
- Spanish Galleys
- * Lomellina of Naples – Agostino Cancuale
- * Fiamma of Naples – Juan de las Cuevas
- * San Giovanni of Naples – Garcia de Vergara
- * Invidia of Naples – Teribio de Accaves
- * Brava of Naples – Miguel Quesada
- * San Jacopo of Naples – Moferat Guardiola
- * San Nicola of Naples – Cristobal de Mongiu
- * Vittoria of Naples – Occava of Rocadi
- * Fortuna of Gio Andrea Doria – Giovanni Alvigi Belvi
- * 3 other unnamed galleys, given by some sources as:
- ** Sagittaria of Naples – Martino Pirola
- ** Idra of Naples – Luigi Pasqualigo
- ** Santa Lucia of Naples – Francesco Bono
- Papal Galley
- * Regina – Fabio Valicati
- Genoese Galley
- * Marchesa of Gio Andrea Doria – Francesco San Fedra
Center Division
- Venetian Galleasses
- * Galleass of Jacopo Guoro
- * Galleass of Francesco Duodo
- Spanish Galleys
- * Real – Don John of Austria, admiral of the navy
- * Capitana of Castille – Luis de Requesens
- * Capitana of Savoy – Andrea Provana of Leinì
- * Patrona Real – Juan Bautista Cortés or Luis de Requesens
- * Capitana of Bandinelli – Bandinelli Sauli
- * Capitana of Grimaldi – Giorgio Grimaldi
- * Padrona of Spain – Francesco de Benavides
- * Roccaful of Spain – Roccaful
- * San Francisco of Spain
- * Granada of Spain – Paolo Bottino
- * Figiera of Spain – Diego Lopez de Ilianos
- * Luna of Spain – Manuel de Aguilar
- * Fortuna of Naples
- * Mendoza of Naples – Álvaro de Bazán
- * San Giorgio of Naples – Eugenio de Vargas
- * Another unnamed galley, given by some sources as:
- ** Piramide con cane of Spain – Marcantonio Uliana
- Venetian Galleys
- * Capitana of Venice – Sebastiano Venier, Captain-General of the Sea
- * Capitana of Lomellini – Paolo Orsini
- * Padrona of Lomellini – Pier Battista Lomellini
- * Capitana of Mari – Giorgio d'Asti
- * San Giovanni of Venice I – Pietro Badoaro
- * Tronco of Venice – Girolamo Canale
- * Mongibello of Venice – Bertucci Contarini
- * Vergine of Candia
- * Nostra Signora of Venice II – Giovanni Zeni
- * Cristo of Venice II – Girolamo Contarini
- * Ruota con Serpente – Gabrio da Canale
- * Piramide of Venice
- * Palma of Venice – Girolamo Venier †
- * San Teodoro of Venice – Teodoro Balbi
- * Montagna of Candia – Alessandro Vizzamano
- * San Giovanni Battista of Venice – Giovanni Mocenigo
- * Cristo of Venice III – Giorgio Pisani
- * San Giovanni of Venice II – Daniele Moro
- * Passaro of Venice – Nicolò Tiepolo
- * Leone of Venice – Pietro Pisani
- * San Girolamo of Venice – Gasparo Malipiero
- * Giuditta of Zante – Marino Sicuro
- * San Cristoforo of Venice – Alessandro Contarini
- * Armellino of Candia – Marco Quirini
- * Mezza Luna of Venice – Valerio Valleresso
- * Uomo di Mare of Vicenza – Jacopo Draffano
- * Sant'Alessandro of Bergamo – Giovanni Antonio Colleoni
- * San Girolamo of Hvar – Giovanni Balsi
- * Another unnamed Venetian galley
- Genoese Galleys
- * Capitana of Genoa – Ettore Spinola †
- * Capitana of Gil d'Andrada – Bernardo Cinoguera
- * Padrona of Genoa – Pellerano
- * Padrona Imperiale of Davide Imperiali – Nicolò da Luvano
- * Perla of Gio Andrea Doria – Giovanni Battista Spinola
- * Temperanza of Gio Andrea Doria – Cipriano De Mari
- * Vittoria of Gio Andrea Doria – Filippo Doria
- * Doria of Gio Andrea Doria – Jacopo of Casale
- Papal Galleys
- * Capitana of His Holiness – Marcantonio Colonna, flagship of the papal contingent
- * Toscana of Tuscany – Metello Caracciolo
- * Pisana of Tuscany – Ercole Lotta
- * Firenze of Tuscany – Tommaso De' Medici
- * Pace of His Holiness – Jacopo Antonio Perpignano
- * Vittoria of His Holiness – Baccio of Pisa
- * Some sources also include
- ** Grifona of His Holiness – Alessandro Negrone
- Galleys of the Knights of Malta
- * Capitana of Malta – Pietro Giustiniani, prior of Messina; flagship of the Maltese contingent
- * San Pietro – Roquelare St.-Aubin
- * San Giovanni – Alonso de Texada
Right Wing
- Venetian Galleasses
- * Galleass of Andrea da Cesare
- * Galleass of Pietro Pisani
- Genoese Galleys
- * Capitana of Giovanni Andrea Doria – Giovanni Andrea Doria
- * Capitana of Negroni – Gio Ambrogio Negroni
- * Padrona of Grimaldi – Lorenzo Treccia
- * Padrona of Nicolò Doria – Giulio Centurione
- * Padrona of Negroni – Luigi Gamba
- * Padrona of Lomellini – Giorgio Greco
- * Swordsman of Rethymno/Retimo
- * San Vittorio of Crema
- * Furia of Lomellini – Jacopo Chiappe
- * Negrona of Negroni – Nicolo da Costa
- * Bastarda of Negroni – Lorenzo da Torre
- * San Tritone of Cataro
- * Monarca of Gio Andrea Doria – Nicolò Garibaldo
- * Donzella of Gio Andrea Doria – Nicolò Imperiale
- * Diana of Genoa – Giovanni Giorgio Lasagna
- * Another unnamed Genoese galley, given by some sources as
- ** Urania of Genoa
- * Other sources include
- ** Capitana of Nicolò Doria – Pandolfo Polidoro
- ** Padrona of Mari – Antonio Corniglia
- Spanish Galleys
- * Sicilia – Francesco Amodei
- * Piemontese – Ottavio Moretto †
- * Margherita – Battaglino
- * Cingana – Gabriel de Medina
- * Luna – Julio Rubio
- * Speranza – Pedro de Busto
- * Gusmana – Francesco de Osedo
- * 3 other unnamed galleys, given by some sources as
- ** Fortuna – Diego de Medrano
- ** Determinada – Juan de Angustina Carasa
- ** Turca – Simone Goto
- Venetian Galleys
- * Padrona of Mari – Antonio Corriglia
- * Forza of Venice – Rinieri Zeni
- * Regina of Candia – Giovanni Barbarigo
- * Nino of Venice – Paulo Polani
- * Cristo Risorto of Venice IV – Benedetto Soranzo
- * Palma of Candia – Jacopo di Mezzo †
- * Angelo of Corfu – Stelio Carchiopulo
- * Nave of Venice – Antonio Pasqualigo
- * Nostra Signora of Candia – Marco Foscarini
- * Cristo of Candia IV – Francesco Cornero
- * Fuoco of Candia – Antonio Boni
- * Aquila of Candia – Girolamo Zorzi
- * San Cristoforo of Venice – Andrea Tron
- * Cristo of Venice IV – Marcantonio Lando †
- * Speranza of Candia – Girolamo Cornaro †
- * San Giuseppe of Venice – Nicolò Donato
- * Torre of Vicenza – Lodovico da Porto
- * Aquila of Corfu – Pietro Bua †
- * Aquila of Retimo – Pietro Pisano
- * San Giovanni of Arbe – Giovanni de Dominis
- * La Donna of Friuli/Traù – Luigi Cipoco
- * Re Attila of Padua – Pataro Buzzacarini
- * 3 other unnamed galleys, given by some sources as
- ** Uomo Armato of Retimo – Andrea Calergi, signore of Candia
- ** San Vittorio of Crema – Evangelista Zurla
- ** San Trifone of Cattaro/Kotor – Girolamo Bisante or Bizanti
- Papal Galleys
- * Santa Maria of His Holiness – Pandolfo Strozzi
- * San Giovanni of His Holiness – Angelo Bifali
Rearguard
- Spanish Galleys
- * Lupa – Don Alvaro de Bazan, Marchese of Santa Cruz
- * Capitana of Vasquez – Juan Vasquez de Coronado
- * San Giovanni of Sicily – David Imperiale
- * Gru of Spain – Luis Heredia
- * Leona of Spain
- * Costanza of Naples – Pietro Delagia
- * Marchesa of Spain – Juan de Machado †
- * Santa Barbara of Naples – Giovanni de Ascale
- * Sant'Andrea of Naples
- * Santa Caterina of Naples – Juan Rufis de Velasco
- * Sant'Angelo of Naples
- * Terana of Naples – Giovanni de Riva of Neillino
- * Another unnamed Spanish or Neapolitan galley, given by some sources as
- ** Ocasión of Spain – Pedro de Roig
- Venetian Galleys
- * Cristo of Venice V – Marco da Molino
- * Due Mani of Venice – Giovanni Loredano †
- * Fede of Venice – Giovanni Battista Contarini
- * Pilastro of Venice – Caterino Malipiero
- * Maddalena of Venice – Alvigi Balbe
- * Signora of Venice – Giovanni Bembo
- * Mondo of Venice – Filippo Leoni
- * Speranza of Cipro – Giovanni Battista Benedetti †
- * San Pietro – Marco Fiumaco
- * Sibilla of Venice – Danielo Troni
- * San Giorgio of Sebenico – Cristoforo Lucio
- * San Michele – Giorgio Cochini
- Papal Galleys
- * Padrona of His Holiness – Alfonso d'Appiano
- * Suprema – Antonio da Ascoli
- * Serena
- Genoese Galleys
- * Baccana – Giovanni Pietro de Morilo
- * Another unnamed Genoese galley, given by some sources as
- ** San Bartolomeo
Vanguard
- * Capitana of Sicilia – Giovanni Antonio de Cardona
- * Padrona of Sicily
- * San Giovanni of Sicily – Davide Imperiale
- * San Ionica of Sicily
- * Santa Maddalena of Venice – Marino Contarini
- * Sole of Venice – Vincenzo Quirini †
- * Santa Caterina of Venice – Marco Cicogna
- * Nostra Donna of Venice – Pier Francesco Malipiero
Ottoman Fleet²
Left Wing
Commanded by Uluç Ali Reis- Turkish Galleys
- * Nasur Ferhad
- * Kasam Reis
- * Osman Reis
- * Kiafi Hajji
- * Ferhad Ali
- * Memi Bey
- * Piri Osman
- * Piri Reis
- * Selim Basti
- * Talatagi Reis
- * Celebi Reis
- * Tartar Ali
- * Kafir Hajji
- * Karaman Pasha
- Barbary Galleys
- * Uluç Ali Reis – Wing commander
- * Karl Ali
- * Karaman Ali
- * Alemdar Pasha
- * Sinian Celebi
- * Amdjazade Mustafa
- * Dragud Ali
- * Seydi Ali
- * Peri Selim
- * Murad Darius
- * Uluj Reis
- * Macasir Ali
- * Ionas Osman
- * Salim Deli
- Syrian Galleys
- * Kara Bey
- * Dermat Bey
- * Osman Bey
- * Iusuf Ali
- * Kari Alemdar
- * Murad Hasan
- Anatolian Galleys
- * Karali Reis
- * Piriman Reis
- * Hazuli Sinian
- * Chios Mehemet
- * Hignau Mustafa
- * Cademly Mustafa
- * Uschiufly Memy
- * Kari Mora
- * Darius Pasha
- * Piali Osman
- * Tursun Osman
- * Iosul Piali
- * Keduk Seydi
- Greek Galleys
- * Seydi Reis
- * Arnaud Ali
- * Chendereli Mustafa
- * Mustafa Hajji
- * Sali Reis
- * Hamid Ali
- * Karaman Hyder
- * Magyar Fehrad
- * Nasur Ferhad
- * Nasi Reis
- * Kara Rhodi
- * Kos Hajji
- * Kos Mend
- * Karam Bey
- Turkish Galliots
- * Uluj Piri Pasha
- * Karaman Suleiman
- * Haneshi Ahmed
- * Hyder Enver
- * Nur Memi
- * Karaman Reis
- * Kaleman Memi
- * Guzman Ferhad
- * Hunyadis Hasan
- * Kemal Murad
- * Sarmusal Reis
- * Tursun Suleiman
- * Celebi Iusuf
- * Hascedi Hassan
- * Sian Memi
- * Osman Dagli
- * Karaman Reis
- * 2 unnamed Turkish galiots
- Albanian Galiots
- * Deli Murad
- * Alemdar Reis
- * Sian Siander
- * Alemrdar Ali
- * Hasan Omar
- * Seydi Aga
- * Hasan Sinam
- * Jami Fazil
- Anatolian Galiots
- * Kara Alemdhar
- * Suzi Memi
- * Nabi Reis
- * Hasan Osman
- * Hunyadi Iusuf
Centre Division
First Line
- Turkish Galleys
- * Müezzinzade Ali Pasha, Sultana – Fleet flagship
- * Osman Reis – Wing commander
- * Portasi Pasha – Commander, embarked troops
- * Hasan Pasha
- * Hasan Reis
- * Kos Ali
- * Kilik Reais
- * Uluj Reis
- * Piri Uluj Bey
- * Dardagan Reis – Governor of the Arsenal
- * Deli Osman
- * Piri Osman
- * Demir Celebi
- * Darius Haseki
- * Sinian Mustafa
- * Heseki Reis
- * Hasan Uluj
- * Kosem Iusuf
- * Aga Ahmed
- * Osman Seydi
- * Darius Celebi
- * Kafar Reis
- Rhodes Galleys
- * Hasan Rey – Governor of Rhodes
- * Deli Chender – :wikt:warden|Warden of Rhodes
- * Osa Reis
- * Postana Uluj
- * Khalifa Uluj
- * Ghazni Reis
- * Dromus Reis
- * Berber Kali
- * Karagi Reis
- * Occan Reis
- * Deli Ali
- * Hajji Aga
- Black Sea Galleys
- * Prauil Aga
- * Kara Reis
- * Arnaud Reis
- * Jami Uluj
- * Arnaud Celebi
- * Magyar Ali
- * Kali Celebi
- * Deli Celebi
- * Deli Assan
- * Kamen Aga
- * Sinian Reis
- * Kari Mustafa
- * Seydi Arnaud
- Gallipoli Galleys
- * Piri Hamagi
- * Ali Reis
- * Iusuf Ali
- * Sinian Bektashi
- Greek Galleys
- * Osman Reis
- * Mehmed Bey – Governor of Metelina
- * Baktashi Uluj
- * Baktashi Mustafa
- * Sinian Ali
- * Agdagi Reis
- * Deli Iusuf
- * Orphan Ali
- * Cali Celebi
- * Bagdar Reis
- * Hanyadi Mustafa
- Constantinople Galleys
- * Tramontana Reis
- * Murad Reis
- * Suleiman Celebi
- * Deli Ibrahim
- * Murad Korosi
- * Darnad Ali
- * Kari Reis
- * Darius Sinian
- * Dardagi Ali
- * Hyder Carai
- * Darius Ali
- * Kan Ali
- Barbary Galleys
- * Hyder Aga
- * Kari Hamat
- * Husam Kahlim Ali
- * Deram Uluj
- * Deydi Ali
- * Mohammed Ali
- Gallipoli Galleys
- * Aziz Khalifa – Governor of Gallipoli
- * Selim Sahi
- * Seydi Pasha
- * Hasan Mustafa
- * Hasseri Ali
- * Hassan Deli
- * Iusuf Seydi
Right Wing
- Turkish Galleys
- * Suleiman Bey
- * Kara Mustafa
- * Ibrahim Reis
- * Suleiman Reis
- * Karaman Ibrahim
- * Chender Sinian
- * Hasan Nabi
- * Ali 'Genoese'
- * Hali Reis
- * Seydi Selim
- * Kumar Iusuf
- * Bardas Celebi
- * Bardas Hasan
- * Fazil Ali Bey
- * Drusari Piri
- * Koda Ali
- * Sinaman Mustafa
- * Caracoza Ali
- * Mustafa Alendi
- * Marmara Reis
- Babary Galleys
- * Arga Pasha
- * Arnaut Ferhad
- * Darnad Iusuf
- * Suleiman Reis
- * Fazil Memi
- Anatolian Galleys
- * Mehemet Bey
- * Maysor Ali
- * Amurat Reis
- * Kalifi Memi
- * Murad Mustafa
- * Hyder Mehmet
- * Sinian Darius
- * Mehmet Darius
- * Amdjazade Simian
- * Adagi Hasan
- * Sinjji Musafa
- * Hajji Cebebi
- * Tursan Mustafa
- Egyptian Galleys
- * Mehmed Siroco
- * Kari Ali
- * Herus Reis
- * Karas Turbat
- * Bagli Serif
- * Hasan Celebi
- * Osman Celebi
- * Dink Kasai
- * Osman Occan
- * Darius Aga
- * Drazed Sinian
- * Osman Ali
- * Deli Aga
- * Dardagut Bardabey
- * Kasli Khan
- * Iusuf Aga
- * Iusuf Magyar
- * Khalifa Hyder
- * Mustafa Kemal
- * Dernadi Piri
- * Memi Hasan
- * Kari Ali
- Egyptian Galiots
- * Abdul Reis
- * Piali Murad
Rearguard
- Greek Galleys
- * Amuret Dragut Reis
- * Kaidar Memi
- * Deli Dori
- * Hasan Sinian
- Anatolian Galleys
- * Deli Suleiman
- * Deli Bey
- * Kiafar Bey
- * Kasim Sinian
- Mixed Squadron of Galiots
- * Ali Uluj
- * Kara Deli
- * Ferhad Kara Ali
- * Dardagud Reis
- * Kasim Kara
- * Hasan Reis
- * Alemdar Hasan
- * Kos Ali
- * Hajji Ali
- * Kurtprulu Celebi
- * Setagi Meni
- * Setagi Osman
- * Hyder Ali
- * Hyder Deli
- * Armad Memi
- * Hasan Reis
- * Jami Naser
- * Nur Ali
- * Kari Ali
- * Murad Ali
- * Iumaz Ali
- * Haneschi Murad