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Battle of Lepanto

Battle of Lepanto
Part of the Fourth Ottoman-Venetian War and the Ottoman-Habsburg wars
Battle of Lepanto 1571.jpg
The Battle of Lepanto, unknown artist, late 16th century
Date 7 October 1571
Location Gulf of Patras, Ionian Sea
Result Decisive Holy League victory
Belligerents

Banner of the Holy League 1571.png Holy League:

Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders

Banner of the Holy League 1571.png Holy League Navy:
Center:

Left:

Right:

Reserve:

Ottoman Navy:
Center:
Sufi Ali Pasha 
Right:
Mahomet Sirocco 
Left:
Uluç Ali (Occhiali)
Strength

212 ships

  • 6 galleasses
  • 206 galleys

28,500 soldiers
40,000 sailors and oarsmen

1,815 guns

251 ships

  • 206 galleys
  • 45 galliots

31,490 soldiers
50,000 sailors and oarsmen

750 guns
Casualties and losses
7,500 dead
17 ships lost
20,000 dead, wounded or captured
137 ships captured
50 ships sunk
12,000 Christians freed

Coordinates: 38°15′N 21°15′E / 38.250°N 21.250°E / 38.250; 21.250

Banner of the Holy League 1571.png Holy League:

Banner of the Holy League 1571.png Holy League Navy:
Center:

Left:

Right:

Reserve:

212 ships

28,500 soldiers
40,000 sailors and oarsmen

251 ships

31,490 soldiers
50,000 sailors and oarsmen

The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement taking place on 7 October 1571 in which a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of European Catholic maritime states arranged by Pope Pius V, financed by Habsburg Spain and led by admiral Don John of Austria, inflicted a major defeat on the fleet of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf of Patras, where the Ottoman forces sailing westwards from their naval station in Lepanto (the Venetian name of ancient Naupactus Ναύπακτος, Ottoman İnebahtı) met the fleet of the Holy League sailing east from Messina, Sicily.


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