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Three battles have been known as the Battle of Lepanto: An earlier battle near modern Lepanto was called the Battle of Naupactus (429 BC)
Battle of Naupactus (429 BC)

The Battle of Naupactus was a naval battle in the Peloponnesian War. The battle, which took place a week after the Athenian victory at Battle of Rhium, set an Athenian fleet of 20 ships, commanded by Phormio, against a Peloponnesian League fleet of 77 ships, commanded by Cnemus....
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Four paintings entitled the Battle of Lepanto are all of the 1571 Battle:






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Three battles have been known as the Battle of Lepanto:
  • Battle of Lepanto (1499)
    Battle of Zonchio

    The naval Battle of Zonchio took place on four separate days: August 12, 20, 22 and 25, 1499. It was a part of the Ottoman?Venetian War . It was the first naval battle in history where cannons were used on ships....
    , an Ottoman victory during the Ottoman-Venetian Wars
  • Battle of Lepanto (1500)
    Battle of Lepanto (1500)

    The Battle of Modon took place in August 1500 during the Ottoman?Venetian War between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice. The Ottomans, who had won the Battle of Zonchio the previous year, were again victorious under Admiral Kemal Reis....
    , an Ottoman victory during the Ottoman-Venetian Wars
  • Battle of Lepanto (1571)
    Battle of Lepanto (1571)

    The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a galley fleet of the Holy League , a coalition of the Republic of Venice, the Pope , Spain , the Republic of Genoa, the Duchy of Savoy, the Knights Hospitaller and others, decisively defeated the main fleet of Ottoman Empire war galleys....
    , a Holy League
    Holy League (Mediterranean)

    The Holy League of 1571 was arranged by Pope Pius V and included almost all the major Roman Catholic Church Maritime nation in the Mediterranean....
     defeat of the Ottoman fleet, by far the most famous of the three
An earlier battle near modern Lepanto was called the Battle of Naupactus (429 BC)
Battle of Naupactus (429 BC)

The Battle of Naupactus was a naval battle in the Peloponnesian War. The battle, which took place a week after the Athenian victory at Battle of Rhium, set an Athenian fleet of 20 ships, commanded by Phormio, against a Peloponnesian League fleet of 77 ships, commanded by Cnemus....
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Four paintings entitled the Battle of Lepanto are all of the 1571 Battle:
  • the Battle of Lepanto by Paolo Veronese
    Paolo Veronese

    Paolo Veronese was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at Cana and The Feast in the House of Levi....
     in the Doge's Palace
    Doge's Palace

    The Doge's Palace is a Gothic architecture palace in Venice. In Italian language it is called the Palazzo Ducale di Venezia. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice....
     in Venice
    Venice

    Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital city of the Italian regions Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, Italy, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area ....
  • the Battle of Lepanto by Andrea Vicentino
    Andrea Vicentino

    Andrea Vicentino was an Italy painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerism period. He was a pupil of the painter Giovanni Battista Maganza. Born in Vicenza, he was also known as Andrea Michieli or Michelli....
     in the Doge's Palace
    Doge's Palace

    The Doge's Palace is a Gothic architecture palace in Venice. In Italian language it is called the Palazzo Ducale di Venezia. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice....
     in Venice
    Venice

    Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital city of the Italian regions Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, Italy, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area ....
  • the Battle of Lepanto by an unknown artist (shown right)
  • the Battle of Lepanto by Carpoforo Tencala in the Dominikanerkirche
    Dominikanerkirche (Vienna)

    The Dominikanerkirche is an Early Baroque church in the historic center of Vienna, Austria. It is the third church built on the same site in the course of time...
     in Vienna
    Vienna

    Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
     (1676)


See also the disambiguation page for Lepanto
Lepanto

Lepanto could refer to* The Italian, Spanish and Portuguese name of Naupactus, Greece...