The Battle of Lepanto was a major naval engagement in the Mediterranean between the Ottoman Empire and a Christian coalition called the Holy League.

The Holy League was organized by Pope Pius V and consisted primarily of ships from Spain, Venice, and the Papal States.

The battle was fought in the Gulf of Patras, off the coast of western Greece.

It was one of the largest naval battles in history, involving over 400 warships.

The battle was fought primarily with oar-powered galleys and was the last major naval battle of its kind.

The Christian fleet had a technological advantage with a greater number of heavy cannons and soldiers equipped with firearms.

The battle resulted in a decisive victory for the Holy League, which destroyed most of the Ottoman fleet.

The victory was a major blow to Ottoman prestige and halted their naval expansion in the western Mediterranean.

However, the Ottoman Empire quickly rebuilt its fleet and the battle had a limited long-term strategic impact.

Lepanto is remembered as a major symbolic victory for Christendom against the Ottoman threat.