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.
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Battle TypeNaval battle (galley fleet action) 1 LocationGulf of Patras, Ionian Sea 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Battle of Lepanto
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the last major engagement in the Western world fought almost entirely between rowing vessels, galleys and galleasses
1. Wikipedia: Battle of Lepanto
1. Wikipedia: Battle of Lepanto
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Gulf of Patras, Ionian Sea (38 15N 21 15E)
1. Wikipedia: Battle of Lepanto
1. Wikipedia: Battle of Lepanto
Part Of: Ottoman-Habsburg Wars, Infobox: Part ofQuote, 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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