The battle was the main episode of a brief conflict between the two powers, resulting from Ottoman attacks against Venetian possessions and shipping in the Aegean Sea in late 1415.
Kampen var den vigtigste episode af en kort konflikt mellem de to magter, der stammer fra osmanniske angreb mod venetianske ejendele og forsendelse i Det Ægæiske Hav i slutningen af ​​1415.