Battle of Lepanto (1571)
The naval Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571, at the northern edge of the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth (then the Gulf of Lepanto), off western Greece. A galley fleet of the Holy League, a sometimes-flimsy coalition of Pope Pius V, Spain, the Venice, Genoa, Savoy, Naples, the Knights of Malta and others, defeated a force of Ottoman galleys. It was the final major naval battle in world history to take place between exclusively oared-galleys.
External links
- The poem "Lepanto" by G. K. Chesterton which deals with the events of the battle
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Forces |
| ► | Deployment |
| ► | The battle |
| ► | Aftermath |
| ► | References |
| ► | External links |
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