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The historian George Finlay estimated that over 25,000 Greeks fought on the side of the Holy League during the battle (both as soldiers and sailors/oarsmen) and stated that their numbers "far exceeded that of the combatants of any other nation engaged".
May 24, 2024 · Battle of Lepanto, (October 7, 1571), naval engagement in the waters off southwestern Greece between the allied Christian forces of the Holy League and the Ottoman Turks during an Ottoman campaign to acquire the Venetian island of Cyprus.
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Sep 22, 2021 · The Holy League fleet lost 13 galleys, 7,600 men killed and almost 8,000 wounded. Freed in the wake of the victory, however, were most of the 15,000 Christian slaves who had manned the oars of the enemy galleys.
The Holy League (Latin: Liga Sancta, Spanish: Liga Santa, Italian: Lega Santa) of 1571 was arranged by Pope Pius V and included the major Catholic powers of southern Europe (Iberian Peninsula and Italian Peninsula), specifically the Spanish Empire as well as the Italian maritime powers.
Jan 29, 2019 · Flanked by the rocky shores of the strait, both fleets drew up their galleys in a line to face each other. Both sides had brought over 200 ships and around 30,000 soldiers, though the Holy League still found themselves outnumbered by the Turks in total.
May 29, 2018 · A momentous naval battle that took place off the western coast of Greece on October 7, 1571, between the Holy League — allied Christian forces of Spain, Venice, Genoa, the Papacy, and other states — and the fleet of the Ottoman Empire.
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Only 12 League galleys had been sunk, and though many had been damaged the battle was a resounding Christian victory. League firepower in cannon and arquebusier infantry had provided a great tactical advantage. Arquebus volley fire helped repel the typical Muslim infantry tactic of massed attack.
