Ottomans · 1571
Battle of Lepanto
Most of the Ottoman fleet was lost, but it was rebuilt within a year, and Cyprus stayed Ottoman.
Key facts
- When
- 1571
- Where
- Gulf of Patras, Greece
- Sides
- Ottoman navy vs Holy League
- Commanders
- Ali Pasha vs Don John of Austria
- Result
- Holy League victory
- Type
- Ottomans
- Chapter
- 5. The Ottomans
The wider picture: Three gunpowder empires
Mehmed II took Constantinople in 1453. Selim I conquered Egypt in 1517 and the caliphate passed to the Ottomans. Suleiman won at Mohacs in 1526, and a second siege of Vienna failed in 1683. Further east, Safavid Iran and the Mughals of India ruled at the same time.
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