Battle of Lepanto
1571 naval battle between the Holy League and the Ottoman Empire
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Summary
Battle of Lepanto is a naval battle[1].
Key Facts
- Country: Ottoman Greece[2], Greece[3]
- Location: Nafpaktos[4], Gulf of Corinth[5], Gulf of Patras[6]
- Part of: Ottoman–Venetian War of 1570–1573[7], Ottoman–Spanish War[8]
- Point in time: October 7, 1571[9]
- Participant: Ottoman Empire[10], Holy League[11], Hispanic Monarchy[12], Papal States[13], Republic of Venice[14], Republic of Genoa[15], Duchy of Savoy[16], Grand Duchy of Tuscany[17], Knights Hospitaller[18], Regency of Algiers[19], Duchy of Parma and Piacenza[20]
- Depicted by: Allegory of the Battle of Lepanto[21], Battle of Lepanto[22]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[23], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], New International Encyclopedia[26]
- Significant person: Gio Matteo Natoli[27]
- Order of battle: Battle of Lepanto order of battle[28]
- P14483: b/batalla-de-lepanto[29]
- P14541: en87o[30]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for Battle of Lepanto include Mount Lepanto[31], a mountain[32] and it 4th Centenary Medal[33], a jubilee medal[34], in Spain[35].
Why It Matters
Entities named for it include Mount Lepanto[31], a mountain[32] and it 4th Centenary Medal[33], a jubilee medal[34], in Spain[35].