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Lepanto (1571)(155 total words in this text)(2150 Reads)  War: Venetian-Turkish Wars Date: 7 Oct 1571 Location: Outcome: Spanish and Ventian naval victory over Turkey Decisive battle Overview: [The defeat of Turkey at the battle of Lepanto stopped the Turkish advance into the Mediterranean.] Fought October 17, 1571, between a fleet of 250 Spanish and Venetian ships, under Don John of Austria, and a Turkish fleet of 270 sail, under Piale, the Capitan Pasha. The Turkish left wing, under the Dey of Algiers, met with some success, but the centre and right were almost destroyed, the Turks losing 200 vessels, and, it is said, 30,000 men. Piale was killed. The Dey of Algiers succeeded in extricating the majority of his ships. The allies lost between 4,000 and 5,000 men, including 15 Venetian captains. |
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