Lepanto, 1571

Lepanto, 1571
Author: Angus Konstam
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Lepanto, Battle of, Greece, 1571
ISBN: 9780275988579

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In August 1571, an Ottoman fleet of some 235 galleys encountered a slightly smaller Christian fleet composed of galleys from the Holy League - led by Spain, the Papacy, and Venice. In a five hour melee the Christians inflicted a decisive defeat on the Turks in a battle which proved to be the last great galley fight of all time.