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The Secret Weapon That DESTROYED the Ottoman Navy (Battle of Lepanto)

In 1571, the Ottoman Empire ruled the Mediterranean — its fleet unmatched, its power unquestioned. But that would all change in a single day. At the Battle of Lepanto, a coalition known as the Holy League — Spain, Venice, and the Papal States — unleashed a secret weapon that turned the tide of naval warfare forever.

While the Ottomans relied on speed and numbers, the Christians brought something new: heavily armed galleasses, floating fortresses bristling with cannons. When the two fleets clashed, the sea erupted in fire and chaos — and the Ottoman Navy was shattered.

The Battle of Lepanto became one of history’s greatest naval victories, ending centuries of Ottoman dominance at sea and marking the rise of European naval power.


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