Battle of Chios (1319)
The Battle of Chios was a naval battle fought off the shore of the eastern Aegean island of Chios between a Latin Christian—mainly Hospitaller—fleet and a Turkish fleet from the Aydinid emirate. The Christian fleet was victorious, but for the Aydinids, who had been engaging in piracy since the collapse of Byzantine power, it was only a temporary setback in their rise to prominence.
| Battle of Chios | |||||||
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| Part of the Latin campaigns against Turkish pirates | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Order of Saint John Lordship of Chios | Beylik of Aydin | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Albert of Schwarzburg Martino Zaccaria | Mehmed Beg | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 31 ships |
10 galleys 18 other ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 22 ships sunk or captured | ||||||
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