Battle of Adramyttion (1334)
| Battle of Adramyttion | |||||||
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| Part of the Crusades | |||||||
14th-century painting of a light galley, from an icon now at the Byzantine and Christian Museum at Athens | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Christian Naval League: Republic of Venice Knights Hospitaller Kingdom of Cyprus Papal States Kingdom of France | Beylik of Karasi | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Pietro Zeno | Yakhshi | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 34 galleys | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 150 ships destroyed, 5,000 soldiers killed | |||||||
The Battle of Adramyttion occurred in autumn 1334 between the fleets of a Christian naval league, headed by the Republic of Venice and the Knights Hospitaller, and of the Turkish beylik of Karasi. The battle was a Christian victory.