Lepanto
Greek Návpaktos. a seaport in W Greece, on the Lepanto Strait: Turkish sea power destroyed here 1571.
Gulf of. Corinth, Gulf of.
Strait of. Also called Rion Strait. a strait between the Ionian Sea and the Gulf of Corinth. 1 mile (1.6 km) wide.
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He commanded around 600 Suliotes in preparations for a siege of Lepanto, a fortified town to the east of Missolonghi.
Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy | Michael Weiss | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was under his auspices that the battle of Lepanto was fought, in which the Turks were so signally defeated.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellHis courage had been gloriously tried in the battle of Lepanto, in which he had performed prodigies of valour.
But for that timely repulse, the battles of Belgrade and Lepanto might not have been fought in subsequent ages.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John LordThe northern shore of the Gulf of Lepanto, with the exception of the two castles, were also in Greek hands.
Byron | Richard Edgcumbe
Lepanto is thinly peopled; all have little provisions as well as Missolonghi.
The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II | Thomas Lord Cochrane
British Dictionary definitions for Lepanto
(lɪˈpæntəʊ) a port in W Greece, between the Gulfs of Corinth and Patras: scene of a naval battle (1571) in which the Turkish fleet was defeated by the fleets of the Holy League. Pop (municipality): 18 259 (2001): Greek name: Návpaktos
Gulf of Lepanto another name for the (Gulf of) Corinth
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