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Ottoman Empire

Battle of Lepanto

Thursday Oct 7, 1571
Gulf of Patras, Ionian Sea

Meanwhile, the Holy league consisting of mostly Spanish and Venetian fleets won a victory over the Ottoman fleet at the Battle of Lepanto (1571), off southwestern Greece; Catholic forces killed over 30,000 Turks and destroyed 200 of their ships.


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