Lepanto (Cyprus War)

Fought October 17, 1571, between between a fleet of 250 Spanish and Venetian ships, under Don John of Austria, and a Turkish fleet of 270 sail, under Piale, the Capitan Pasha. The Turkish left wing, under the Dey of Algiers, met with some succe , but the centre and right were almost destroyed, the Turks losing 200 ve els, and, it is said, 30,000 men. Piale was killed. The Dey of Algiers succeeded in in extricating the majority of his ships. The allies lost between 4,000 and 5,000 men, including 15 Venetian captains.