Battle of Zonchio (1499)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Battle_of_Sapienza
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Republic_of_Venice
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Antonio_Grimani
gptkb:Kemal_Reis
gptkbp:date August 12–25, 1499
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Zonchio (1499)
gptkbp:location off Cape Zonchio, Ionian Sea
gptkbp:notableFor first naval battle where cannons were used on ships as primary weapons
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Ottoman–Venetian_War_(1463–1479)
gptkbp:result Ottoman victory
gptkbp:shipsInvolved about 170 Venetian ships
about 290 Ottoman ships
gptkbp:significance marked the decline of Venetian naval power in the eastern Mediterranean
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Loredan_family
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7