the Battle of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto was the largest naval battle ever fought. Waged between the Holy League (an ungainly alliance of Venice, Pope Pious V, Spain, Genoa, the Knights of Matla, Duchy of Savoy) and an Ottoman fleet (at the time the possessors of the most supreme Navy in the world). On the 7th of October 1571 212 Holy League vessels captained by Don Jon (Juan) encountered an Ottoman fleet 300 strong on their way out of their naval base of Lepanto on the Ionian Sea.
The battle was a crushing defeat for the Ottomans who lost 210 of their 300 vessels (127 of which were captured by the Holy League). The League conversely only lost about 20 ships to the battle. They lost almost 13,000 soldiers and rowers but reclaimed nearly that amount in freed prisoners. The Turkish lost nearly 30,000 men by either death or capture.
It was a rousing victory for the Christians, by they proved to be too disunited to capitalize on their advantage. It is still regarded however as one of the most significant turning points in naval history.
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