<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=526957" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Battle Of Lepanto Ottomans Defeats</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Holy League on 7 October 1571 attacks; <br>wins a crushing victory over Ottoman fleet <br>at the Battle of Lepanto Ottomans defeats; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">off tide turning western Greek coast; <br>decisively defeated Ottoman mighty main fleet<br>of Ottoman Empire in fierce five hours; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">of fighting on northern edge of Gulf of Patras; <br>off fate western Greece Ottoman invasion forces <br>were from naval station Lepanto sailing westwards; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">engaged from Messina Holy League fleet; <br>quick sand history on this victory turns<br>Mediterranean Sea Holy League prevents; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">becoming an open uncontested sea route; <br>for Muslim forces; from major Ottoman invasion<br>Italy protects; prevents conquest Ottomans; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">advancing further into exposed southern; <br>flank of Europe victory Lepanto was the last<br>major naval battle in contest Mediterranean; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">fought entirely between diced empire galleys; <br>great symbolic importance appropriately assigned<br>to an empires altering decisive naval defeat; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">upon signing of peace treaty in 1573 fate turns; <br>victorious Holy League is incredibly disbanded<br>axed a short time after unity Pope Pius V died.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Extract from the poem ‘Mediterranean Colonisation Wars Left Legacy Seeds'.<br></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Terence+George+Craddock">Terence George Craddock</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=526957" data-title="The Battle Of Lepanto Ottomans Defeats de Terence George Craddock" data-description="Holy League on 7 October 1571 attacks; wins a crushing victory over Ottoman fleet at the Battle of Lepanto Ottomans defeats; off tide turning western Greek coast; decisively defeated Ottoman mighty main fleet of Ottoman Empire in fierce five ..."></div> </div> </div>

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