Battle of Andros (1696)

The Battle of Andros took place on 22 August 1696 southeast of the Greek island of Andros between the fleets of the Republic of Venice and the Papal States under Bartolomeo Contarini on the one side and the Ottoman Navy, under Mezzo Morto Hüseyin Pasha, and allied Barbary forces on the other. The encounter was indecisive, and no vessels were lost on either side.

This article is about the battle in the Great Turkish War. For the battle in the Third Syrian War, see Battle of Andros (246 BC). For the battle in the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792, see Battle of Andros (1790). For the battle in the Greek War of Independence, see Battle of Andros (1825).
Battle of Andros
Part of the Morean War
Date22 August 1696
Location
Southeast of the Greek island of Andros
Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Republic of Venice Regency of Algiers
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