Battle+of+Lepanto

Battle of Lepanto- (1571) The Battle of Lepanto was a naval battle fought between the Ottomans and The Christian power of Western Europe. The Ottomans fought a fleet which had a mixture of multiple European ships from different country ( Spain, Venice , the Papal states ...). The Christian fleet was led by John of Austria and the Ottoman fleet was led by Ali Pasha. The European fleet of Galilees destroyed the opposing ships. Although the Ottomans lost it took a united European force to beat them. This battle is the point in which the Ottomans loose their control of the Mediterranean. Although they try to reclaim it the Ottomans were never able to regain their control over the Mediterranean Sea.

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/navalbattles14011600/p/lepanto.htm

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Created by Benjamin Ellison December 7 Edited by Danielle Fishman on 12/7/08