Lepanto, Battle of

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• Lepanto, Battle of — (Oct. 7, 1571) Naval engagement between allied Christian forces (Venice, the pope, and Spain) and the Ottoman Turks during an Ottoman campaign to acquire the Venetian island of Cyprus. After four hours of fighting off the coast of Lepanto, Greece …   Universalium

• Battle of Lepanto — Three battles have been known as the Battle of Lepanto: *Battle of Lepanto (1499), an Ottoman victory during the Ottoman Venetian Wars *Battle of Lepanto (1500), an Ottoman victory during the Ottoman Venetian Wars *Battle of Lepanto (1571), a… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Lepanto (1500) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Modon partof=the Ottoman Venetian Wars (1499 1503) caption= date=1500 place=Modon, Ionian Sea result=Ottoman victory combatant1=flag|Venice|name=Republic of Venice combatant2= commander1=?… …   Wikipedia

• battle — battle1 battler, n. /bat l/, n., v., battled, battling. n. 1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo. 2. participation in such hostile encounters or engagements: wounds received in battle. 3. a… …   Universalium

• Lepanto — could refer to NOTOC Battles*third Battle of Lepanto (1571); defeat of the Turkish fleet; the most famous of the Lepanto battles and one of the decisive events in world history * an ancient battle near modern Lepanto was called the Battle of… …   Wikipedia

• Lepanto — • Italian name for Naupactos (Naupactus) a titular metropolitan see of ancient Epirus Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lepanto     Lepanto      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Lepanto — n. The name of a battle in which Turkish seapower was destroyed by the Christian League in 1571. Syn: battle of Lepanto. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lepanto — [li pan′tō, lipän′tō] former name for CORINTH Gulf of: site of naval battle (former Battle of Lepanto, 1571) in which the European powers defeated Turkey …   English World dictionary

• Battle of Maritsa — Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe Serbian Ottoman Wars The Ottoman advance after the battle of Chernomen …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Samos (1824) — Battle of Samos Part of the Greek War of Independence Date August 5, 1824 (julian calendar) Location Off Samos Result …   Wikipedia