Battle of Lepanto
naval battle · 1571 AD
Battle of Lepanto, a naval battle recorded 1571 AD: its site mapped, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
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At a glance
- Kind
- naval battle
- Date
- 7 October 1571 AD
- War
- Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573)
- Side 1
- Holy League — led by John of Austria
- Side 2
- Ottoman Empire — led by Ali Pasha
- Result
- Holy League victory
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1571 AD | — | medium confidence | no observation date recorded | — |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.
Sources
- Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century, (2007)