THE BATTLE OF LEPANTO
Book XVII.. Joseph-Francois Michaud .. Illustrated by Gustave Dore

History of the Crusades

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THE BATTLE OF LEPANTO

This fleet, commanded by Don John of Austria, met that of the Ottomans in the Gulf of Lepanto. It was in this sea Anthony and Augustus disputed the mastership of the roman world. the battle which took place between the Christians and the Turks reminds us in some degree of the spirit and enthusiasm of the Crusades. No naval battle of antiquity can be compared to this of Lepanto, in which the Turks fought for the empire of the world, and the Christians for the defence of Europe. The courage and skill of Don John and the other leaders, the intrepidity and ardour of the soldiers, and the superiority of the Franks in manoeuvring their vessels, and in their artillery, procured for the Christian fleet a decisive victory. Two hundred of the enemy's ships were taken, burnt or sunk. The wreck of the Turkish fleet, whilst announcing the victory to the Christians, carried consternation to the coasts of Greece and to the capital of the Ottoman empire. - Book XVII

*Notes; page 289 described

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