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Battle of Lepanto

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The Battle of Lepanto was a naval battle fought on 7 October 1571 in the Gulf of Patras, in which a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic states led by the Spanish Empire and the Republic of Venice, decisively defeated the Ottoman Empire's fleet. Involving more than 450 warships, it was the largest naval battle in Western history since classical antiquity and the last major engagement fought almost entirely between rowing galleys, ending in a Holy League victory that nearly destroyed the Ottoman fleet. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Battle Type
Naval battle (galley fleet action) 1
Year
1571 1
Location
Gulf of Patras, Ionian Sea 1
Outcome
Holy League victory 1
Battle Type
Battle Type (category)
Naval Battle 1
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Battle of Lepanto
  • Lead section, para 1
    the last major engagement in the Western world fought almost entirely between rowing vessels, galleys and galleasses
  • Infobox: Date
    7 October 1571
  • Infobox: Location
    Gulf of Patras, Ionian Sea (38 15N 21 15E)
  • Infobox: Result
    Holy League victory
  • Part Of: Ottoman-Habsburg Wars, Infobox: Part of
    Part of the Spanish-Ottoman wars, the Ottoman-Habsburg wars and the Fourth Ottoman-Venetian War
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Wikidata: Battle of Lepanto
Wikidata Q165425, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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