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 BragadinVenetian Galleys
  • * Capitana Lanterna of VeniceAgostino Barbarigo †, provveditore generale
  • * Capitana of VeniceMarco 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 TacoSpanish 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 BonoPapal Galley
  • * Regina – Fabio Valicati Genoese Galley
  • * Marchesa of Gio Andrea Doria – Francesco San Fedra

Center Division

Commanded by Don John of Austria Venetian Galleasses
  • * Galleass of Francesco Duodo
  • * Galleass of Jacopo GuoroSpanish Galleys
  • * Real – Don John of Austria, admiral of the navy
  • * Capitana of CastilleLuis de Requesens
  • * Capitana of Savoy – Andrea Provana of Leinì
  • * Patrona RealJuan Bautista Cortés or Luis de Requesens
  • * Capitana of Bandinelli – Bandinelli Sauli
  • * Capitana of Grimaldi – Giorgio Grimaldi
  • * Padrona of Spain – Francesc 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 – Diego de Medrano
  • * 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 UlianaVenetian 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 galleyGenoese 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 HolinessMarcantonio 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 NegroneGalleys 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

Commanded by Giovanni Andrea Doria Venetian Galleasses
  • * Galleass of Andrea da Cesare
  • * Galleass of Pietro PisaniGenoese Galleys
  • * Capitana of Giovanni Andrea DoriaGiovanni 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 CornigliaSpanish 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
  • ** FortunaDiego de Medrano
  • ** Determinada – Juan de Angustina Carasa
  • ** Turca – Simone GotoVenetian 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 BizantiPapal Galleys
  • * Santa Maria of His Holiness – Pandolfo Strozzi
  • * San Giovanni of His Holiness – Angelo Bifali

Rearguard

Commanded by Don Álvaro de Bazán 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 – Pere de RoigVenetian 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 CiproGiovanni Battista Benedetti
  • * San Pietro – Marco Fiumaco
  • * Sibilla of Venice – Danielo Troni
  • * San Giorgio of Sebenico – Cristoforo Lucio
  • * San Michele – Giorgio CochiniPapal 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

Commanded by Juan de Cardona y Requesens
  • * Capitana of Sicilia – Joan Antoni 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

Supreme command of the Ottoman Fleet was held by Müezzinzade Ali Pasha

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 PashaBarbary Galleys
  • * Uluç Ali ReisWing 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 DeliSyrian Galleys
  • * Kara Bey
  • * Dermat Bey
  • * Osman Bey
  • * Iusuf Ali
  • * Kari Alemdar
  • * Murad HasanAnatolian 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 SeydiGreek 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 galiotsAlbanian Galiots
  • * Deli Murad
  • * Alemdar Reis
  • * Sian Siander
  • * Alemrdar Ali
  • * Hasan Omar
  • * Seydi Aga
  • * Hasan Sinam
  • * Jami FazilAnatolian Galiots
  • * Kara Alemdhar
  • * Suzi Memi
  • * Nabi Reis
  • * Hasan Osman
  • * Hunyadi Iusuf

Centre Division

Commanded by Müezzinzade Ali Pasha
First LineTurkish 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 ReisRhodes Galleys
  • * Hasan Rey – Governor of Rhodes
  • * Deli Chender – Warden of Rhodes
  • * Osa Reis
  • * Postana Uluj
  • * Khalifa Uluj
  • * Ghazni Reis
  • * Dromus Reis
  • * Berber Kali
  • * Karagi Reis
  • * Occan Reis
  • * Deli Ali
  • * Hajji AgaBlack 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 ArnaudGallipoli Galleys
  • * Piri Hamagi
  • * Ali Reis
  • * Iusuf Ali
  • * Sinian BektashiGreek 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
Second LineConstantinople Galleys
  • * Tramontana Reis
  • * Murad Reis
  • * Suleiman Celebi
  • * Deli Ibrahim
  • * Murad Korosi
  • * Darnad Ali
  • * Kari Reis
  • * Darius Sinian
  • * Dardagi Ali
  • * Hyder Carai
  • * Darius Ali
  • * Kan AliBarbary Galleys
  • * Hyder Aga
  • * Kari Hamat
  • * Husam Kahlim Ali
  • * Deram Uluj
  • * Deydi Ali
  • * Mohammed AliGallipoli Galleys
  • * Aziz Khalifa – Governor of Gallipoli
  • * Selim Sahi
  • * Seydi Pasha
  • * Hasan Mustafa
  • * Hasseri Ali
  • * Hassan Deli
  • * Iusuf Seydi

Right Wing

Commanded by Mehmed Siroco 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 ReisBabary Galleys
  • * Arga Pasha
  • * Arnaut Ferhad
  • * Darnad Iusuf
  • * Suleiman Reis
  • * Fazil MemiAnatolian 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 MustafaEgyptian 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 AliEgyptian Galiots
  • * Abdul Reis
  • * Piali Murad

Rearguard

Commanded by Amuret Dragut Rais Greek Galleys
  • * Amuret Dragut Reis
  • * Kaidar Memi
  • * Deli Dori
  • * Hasan SinianAnatolian Galleys
  • * Deli Suleiman
  • * Deli Bey
  • * Kiafar Bey
  • * Kasim SinianMixed 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