Historic Battles
The Battle of Lepanto
1571 · Gulf of Patras, Greece
FoundThe prize. Sunken galleys of the last great oar-battle
Where. Gulf of Patras, Greece
Status. Found
Where. Gulf of Patras, Greece
Status. Found
The account
The fleets of the Holy League and the Ottomans met at Lepanto in 1571 in the last great battle of oared galleys, and hundreds of ships went to the bottom of the gulf.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The field is at Gulf of Patras, Greece, and arms, shot, and relics still come out of the ground there.
- Detecting or digging needs landowner or park permission, and any significant find should be recorded; many battlefields are protected.
- Work the documented account of The Battle of Lepanto to learn where the fighting, the camps, and the rout actually ran before you look.
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