An earlier battle near modern Lepanto was called the Battle of Naupactus (429 BC). The naval Battle of Zonchio took place in 25 August 1499. ... The Second Battle of Lepanto, also known as the Battle of Modon happened in 1500, as part of the 1499-1503 Turkish-Venetian Wars between the Ottoman Empire and the Venetians. ... The naval Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571, at the northern edge of the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth (then the Gulf of Lepanto), off western Greece. ... Battle of Naupactus Conflict Peloponnesian War Date 429 BC Place Off Naupactus Result Athenian victory The Battle of Naupactus was a naval battle between the Athenian fleet under Phormio and a combined Spartan and Corinthian fleet. ...
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One of the better-known participants in the battle was Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes, who was wounded in the battle, and effectively lost the use of his left hand.
During the course of the battle, the Ottoman commander's ship was boarded and the Spanish tercios from 3 galleys and the Turkish janissaries from 7 galleys fought on the deck of the Turkish Sultana.
The Battle of Lepanto limited Ottoman ambitions in the Mediterranean, just as the Battles of Diu (1509 and 1538) had limited their ambitions in the Indian Ocean and the Siege of Vienna (1529) and the Battle of Vienna (1683) stopped their advance into Europe.
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