Editing Battle of Preveza (section)

==Previous movements==
After locating Barbarrosa, Doria stationed his armada on September 25 in front of the mouth of the gulf, where the two fleets observed each other.{{sfnp|Lane-Pool|1890|p=102}} The situation of both armadas was a stalemate. Barbarossa could not come out of the gulf, as he would have been overwhelmed, but as the surrounding land was under Ottoman control, the Turk armada could wait comfortably. For his part, Doria would prevail in a direct battle, but he could not assault the gulf, whose mouth would have turned into a bottleneck for his ships. Also, the Genoese could not maneuver freely with his sailing ships, in which artillery he trusted to, as increasingly adverse winds threatened to drive the ships into the hostile coast if they approached too much.{{sfnp|Lane-Pool|1890|p=102}}
[[File:IAN 0936 Genesio 1538 Preveza.jpg|thumb|270px|left|Gulf of Arta, showing the Christian fleet outside and the Ottoman fleet inside.]]
The only viable option for the Christians was to disembark their landing forces, eliminate the Ottoman artillery and install their own, turning the gulf against the Ottomans. They considered a plan, which would execute the [[Spanish Marine Infantry]] under the command of [[Francisco de Sarmiento]] and [[Álvaro de Sande]], but it was ultimately discarded due to Grimani's previous failure and because their explorers found no ideal orography and weather to safely disembark.{{sfnp|Fernández Duro|1895|p=236}} The Ottomans attempted to build additional fortifications, which was prevented by the Christian ships' artillery fire from the coast. This composed the only exchange for the next day, as both admirals were aware of their advantages and did not dare to commit a mistake.{{sfnp|Lane-Pool|1890|p=102}}
[[Image:Fleet Configurations at the Battle of Preveza in 1538.jpg|thumb|Deployment of the opposing fleets.]]
During the night of 27 September, Doria ordered his fleet to sail off and head 30 miles south towards Sessola, near Leucade, where they would start raiding [[Nafpaktos|Lepanto]] and the nearby Turkish positions in order to force Barbarossa to come out.{{sfnp|Lane-Pool|1890|p=103}} The Turk admiral did so immediately, bursting out of Arta and forming his fleet in [[Y-shape|Y-shaped]] formation. Barbarossa was in the center with Sinan Reis, Cafer Reis, Şaban Reis and his son Hasan Reis (later [[Hasan Pasha (son of Barbarossa)|Hasan Pasha]]). [[Seydi Ali Reis]] commanded the left wing and Salih Reis commanded the right wing. [[Turgut Reis]], accompanied by [[Murat Reis the Elder|Murat Reis]], Güzelce Mehmet Reis and Sadık Reis, commanded the rear wing. [[Turgut Reis]] was with 6 large galliots and the left wing was close to the shore.