Notable depictions of this event include a poem by G. K. Chesterton and a painting by Paolo Veronese that hangs in the Doge's Palace.
Notable depictions of this event include a poem by G. K. Chesterton and a painting by Paolo Veronese that hangs in the Doge's Palace. Don John of Austria led the coalition forces against Ali Pasha in this engagement (*), and his forces suffered far fewer casualties. In it, a galley fleet from Messina under the Holy League defeated a large flotilla of Ottoman ships. FTP, identify this 1571 naval battle, the last major one fought entirely with rowboats, in which Miguel de Cervantes was wounded.
Notable depictions of this event include a poem by G. K. Chesterton and a painting by Paolo Veronese that hangs in the Doge's Palace.
Battle of {Lepanto}