The Battle of Lepanto - October 7, 1571

Documentary video: the Battle of Lepanto; October 7, 1571 - a coalition Christian fleet faces the naval forces of the Ottoman Empire in one of the most important battles in history. Lepanto, where the crescent faced the cross, where the Ottoman Turks clashed with Latin Christendom. The famous author Cervantes, who was present at the battle, called it “the best day’s work in centuries.” Today, the Battle of Lepanto remains one of history’s most remembered, discussed, and studied events.
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Sources:
-Kinross, Lord - The Ottoman Centuries, (Perennial, 2002)
-Madden, Thomas - The New Concise History of the Crusades, (Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2006)
-Riley-Smith, Jonathan - The Crusades: A History, (Yale University Press, 2005)
-Rogerson, Barnaby - The Last Crusaders: The Hundred-Year Battle for the Center of the World, (MJF, 2009)
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[@RealCrusadesHistory]

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[@stlouisix3]

Mary's prayers are powerfully efficacious

[@steventhorson4487]

Thank you "Our Lady of Victory" for your love and your prayers to our lord GOD!!....Now and forever.

[@jboycaceres2871]

In the Philippines we celebrate dual feast of victories related to the Battle of Lepanto. The defeat of the Ottomans (Oct 7) and the defeat of the Protestant Dutch (Oct 4) in the Battle of Manila. We attributed it to the intercession of the Our Lady of Victories. Every October, the image of the Nuestra Señora de la Naval is carried and paraded throughout Quezon City, a neighboring city of Manila.

[@jboycaceres2871]

@@habibturay9930 Amen

[@cemba6552]

I wonder how hard will God punish us for following men who invented religions just to send men to die for false God, but they dont send u to die for God, but for their family wealth. Do we fear God, or love him. "I only fear God, why did God then made u tremble without control in certain frightening situations". Everything said if followed with a word "but" is bunch of horse shot. "You cant kill, BUT yes in self defense"... Would God allowed pagan religion to kill or convert whole humanity into "evil false religion"... If not, why dont u spread ur arms and follow through "dont kill"

[@GermanConquistador08]

Our Lady of Victory, Pray for us. Thank you for the video - Lepanto is one of the most inspiring victories of Christendom's Early Modern Period. It's great to see an updated version.

[@Carlos.Grande]

Viva España

[@rodrigogimenez-ricolaguna4913]

Spain saving Europe from Islam, again.

[@rodrigogimenez-ricolaguna4913]

@@charlesfenwick6554 with few italian cities, for sure. By the way, in the video the try to elude "Spain" constantly. It's funny the effect of Spain History in many people...

[@nosferatus777]

@@rodrigogimenez-ricolaguna4913 most of the ships were Venetian !!

[@rodrigogimenez-ricolaguna4913]

@@nosferatus777 Sure, and Venetia was much closer to Turks than Spain, but Spain had the center of the combat with the Tercios de Mar and Don Juan de Austria as commander. Without the Empire, Turks would have won and taked Viena.

[@valentinr.dominguez2892]

It is important to note that Philip II of Spain was a major player in this battle. He is almost never mentioned or properly acknowledged. The Battle of Lepanto was financed principally by Philip II. Philip was also king of Naples, Sicily and Sardinia. He supplied the majority of the vessels of the battle from the fleets of his kingdoms.

[@Giovis968]

Ustedes los españoles no son nada , esa guerra la ganó los estados italianos , si colaboraron con dinero pero fueron los estados italianos , cállesen españoles que ustedes no figuran en la historia de Europa

[@antoniotorcoli702]

The Spanish Empire provided 41 galleys out of 209. But covered half of the total cost and provided roughly more than half of the soldiers, 8000 Spanish, 3000 Germans,4000 Italians. Venice provided 106 galleys and 6 galleasses and covered 25% of the expenses. Provided 6000 soldiers as well. The remaining italian powers , Genua , Tuscany, Savoy the Papal States plus Malta , provided around 60 galleys and less than 7000 soldiers. The Venetians suffered almost 4500 casualties, ,( including many free rowers ) the Spanish more than 2000, the other Italians plus Maltese sbove 800.

[@valentinr.dominguez2892]

@@antoniotorcoli702 Thank you.

[@jadwiga220]

I am proud of Felipe II. My country is named after him and that makes me feel pride

[@castellanos6436]

@@antoniotorcoli702 Actually, Spain provided around 20000 sailors/soldiers and 8000 skilled soldiers (Tercio de Mar) which were one of the most skilled soldiers in Europe at that time. Also worth noting that Spain provided more naval vessels than what you mentioned (which you probably got from Wikipedia or something). A more accurate quantity ranges from 60 to 87 naval vessels (this includes Spanish Sicily and Naples)

[@jboycaceres2871]

In the Philippines we celebrate dual feast of victories related to the Battle of Lepanto. The defeat of the Ottomans (Oct 7) and the defeat of the Protestant Dutch (Oct 4) in the Battle of Manila. We attributed it to the intercession of the Our Lady of Victories. Every October, the image of the Nuestra Señora de la Naval is carried and paraded throughout Quezon City, a neighboring city of Manila.

[@asrulje8009]

for the king philip king of philipino people

[@guitarhamster102]

Why yall so mentally coloized by whites?

[@homero_con_lechuguilla]

*nods*

[@femaleKCRoyalsFan]

Our lady of Lepanto is Also known as “our Lady of the rosary”

[@Elizabeth-pd4sd]

🙏🙏❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

I’m from ‘Lepanto’ (Naupaktos). As children we would dive into the sea seeking...Cervantes’ “lost hand”.

[@paulreuben7343]

wow

[@CONSTANTINEXI63]

What is it like there?

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

@@CONSTANTINEXI63 - Forested mountains, the azure Mediterranean sea, fresh air, traditional architecture, a Venetian castle fortress crowning the town - its delightful.

[@CONSTANTINEXI63]

@@dorianphilotheates3769 sounds beautiful, I would like to go there someday

[@CONSTANTINEXI63]

@@dorianphilotheates3769 I just saw some pictures, it's absolutely stunning

[@dennisbeers]

The feast of the Holy Rosary!!

[@kermierogers7876]

Our Lady of Victory is the original name! It's important to know this because the Freemasons influenced the church to change the name because they want ppl to be ignorant about this victory. People will actually ask what "victory", but they didn't want ppl asking this question and knowing about the power of the Rosary

[@69Jackjones69]

Remember to pray the Rosary every day my fellow soldiers in Christ Ave Maria!

[@franksamona2491]

Amen

[@bud7648]

I do and amen!

[@abenana4622]

Amen

[@stironeceno]

pray the rosery ? .

[@marcinhelinski9457]

Amen

[@erniegutierrez2288]

A truly remarkable battle that is not given enough credit. There should be a film made about it, just not by Hollywood. Great Video "Like"

[@moistmike4150]

Yeah - Hollyweird would turn it into some s**t-show in which the White Christian Patriarchs oppress the poor, downtrodden Turkies. How I hate post-modern Wokeism.

[@govindseebun4905]

Hollywood would just portray the European Christians as "evil" for fighting the muslims. Either that, or they will portray plenty of non whites and lgbt main characters leading the Christians.

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

not only a film - a whole series!

[@steventhorson4487]

Excellent idea!!

[@danielhernandez-vo9zc]

It’s because it’s not English speaking history, and Spanish/Italian history mainly which isn’t mainstream

[@hermericojimenez2616]

Miguel de Cervantes: fight the Ottomans in Lepanto and won. Then wrote the most famous novel in history and second best seller book after the Bible. The mega CHAD.

[@PoppinPsinceAD33]

Wasn’t he also a slave to Muslims once? And got free?

[@ThinkingPink]

What book are you referring to??? What is CHAD?

[@hermericojimenez2616]

@@ThinkingPink Are you kidding me?

[@nfmoddingdesigners]

Don Quijote de la Mancha

[@NClark-lp3bq]

What a wonderful way to celebrate tomorrow's feast! Thank you! :) Our Lady of Victory and the Most Holy Rosary, ora pro nobis!

[@juann1492]

"La más alta ocasión que vieron los siglos pasados y verán los siglos venideros" Miguel de Cervantes

[@marvinsilverman4394]

muy hypeado esa frase

[@antoniettadilorenzo9064]

​@@marvinsilverman4394embe' , ti dà fastidio ...la verità!...😊

[@jeffreysharp8526]

Excellent work. Thank you for your concise, fully accurate and brief description of the battle. Too many people are either completely ignorant of it or, dismiss it as an evil action of the church. Having been partially raised in Europe, one can still see the communities shattered by the Turks. PAX

[@RPlavo]

ATurk is running for Senate in PA!

[@Norvik_-ug3ge]

Agreed. Our countries deplore their own side in the Crusades, whilst those on the other side, in modern day Syria, Egypt, Turkey et cetera lionise and celebrate Saladin, Baybars, and their victories, and mourn their losses. Part of it is contempt for our religion Christianity, especially the Roman Catholic/Orthodox Catholic variety, part of it is contempt for everything mediaeval, and recently you can add fear of provoking Islamophobia.

[@odabasinevzat6813]

You have killed Poor people all over the world. You killed the people of Africa, you made them slaves. You are still a race that wants War.

[@crusader.survivor]

During my Jesuit studies, I learned that it was the power of the Holy Rosary that won the Battle of Lepanto. When people ask what's the purpose for the rosary, first I tell them it's spiritual exercise for your soul, and if that doesn't faze them, then I regale the Battle of Lepanto as proof of the power of the rosary.

[@MrWifly]

It was the fire of the harquebus and not the rosary that gave victory against the Turk, admirals like Alvaro de Bazán or Juan de Austria who were great sailors, sad that the Venetians did not take long to trade with the Turks again

[@nickfraser422]

@@MrWifly nonsense ,it was the Rosary, confession and adoration of the Eucharist. fed up of you protestants

[@joebloggs1356]

​@@MrWiflyfunny thing. Ill bet those guys would have prayed the rosary every day😂😂😂😂 not every weapon is iron😂😂😂

[@MrWifly]

@@nickfraser422 I am Spanish and therefore of Catholic tradition and I remind you that the last sack of Rome (1527) was perpetrated by the same king of Spain who dedicated blood, sweat and tears to stopping the Protestant schism. Believe that the rosary did more for the victory than the first marine infantry created in history, the harquebusiers embarked in contrast to the Turkish archers or the command of Juan de Austria or Álvaro de Bazan (the best admiral that Spain had in its history) is equivalent to leaving all rationality aside. It was not a miracle, it was not the result of the arbitrariness of a superior being, it was the result of the instruction, equipment and good work of the sailors of the Holy League.

[@dailyviewstv5323]

Men and womens prayed Holy rosary while crusader fighting against muslims

[@Artchopin]

Danke!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks for the tip! All the best.

[@wfgstuff8534]

I just wanted this twice. It was SO good. Thanks man!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@heroesytumbas]

Great video. Found out about this battle reading Cervantes biography, he was nicknamed the one handed man of Lepanto.

[@danielmeadows3712]

Nothing is impossible when you pray the rosary, dear Mother Mary, pray for us .

[@richardnthani]

I truly agree you only patience sometimes God doesn't answer immediately after praying but it might take even years but be assured that every Rosary prayer prayed through Mary to God through Jesus God answers

[@Sorchia56]

Brilliantly presented! Cheers

[@AdamosDad]

Having been to each place mentioned and pictured here, makes this story very vivid to me. Thank you for blessing me with this history of the victory in Christ.

[@kafon6368]

Thank you for this video -- there is a wonderful painting of the Pope praying the rosary, and our Lady revealing this victory of Lepanto to him, by the artist Giovanni Gasparro.

[@Elizabeth-pd4sd]

Of all the videos about Battle of Lepanto I searched through this was by far the best❤❤ Watched it several times❤❤👍 Thank you! Great work!

[@DaFroBroforeal]

Great video. Thanks for this great history lesson.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@habibturay9930]

@@RealCrusadesHistory Peace be with you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Your videos are awesome.

[@paoloviti6156]

Very interesting video about one of the most important battle that really stopped, albeit temporary, the expansion of the Ottoman empire but it is the beginning of the end for this empire. What amazed me that despite the fierce bickering and rivalries between the members of the Holy League they succeed to win a decisive battle. Good job 👍👍👍👍

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video 👊🏻

[@loganw1232]

Queen of the Holy Rosary, pray for us.🙏

[@Yesica1993]

Who the heck is the Queen of the Holy Rosary? And where is that in the Bible?

[@schadenfreude191]

@@Yesica1993 you do know the catholic church put together the bible as we know it, and that Martin Luther took out books that contradicted his "by faith alone" doctrine.

[@contrapunctusrex2499]

@@Yesica1993 Where does it say in the bible everything has to be in the bible? And who compiled the bible? And how many books does the bible say have to be in the bible? You prots really don't get it. Really.

[@tessp.l1284]

@@Yesica1993 and where is even the word bible in the Bible?

[@tessp.l1284]

@@Yesica1993 The Queen of the Holy Rosary is the Mother of God,, the Blessed Virgin Mary.

[@WashingtonDC99]

Thanks!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks very much!

[@alexandernordenskjold5739]

Thanks on Lepanto day

[@soroushfetkovich5084]

Our Lady of victory pray for us!

[@dosantosbojan]

Cervantes BEST Witness of The Battle 💪

[@tlots2345]

When Cervantes was in the Battle of Lepanto he said: "Put me in the most dangerous position". So they put him in a small longboat that accompanied the galley of Don Juan. It was there where his hand was shattered. His fellow crew members gave him great praise for his bravery and treatment of his companions, which afterward so impressed Don Juan that he wrote for him a letter which was to be a pardon (for dueling within the Royal grounds) and which would allow him to return home after many years from self imposed exile. Unfortunately for Cervantes, he was captured by slave pirates on his way back to Spain. Most of the passengers on the ship he was on had to pay a small ransom to be let go, but Cervantes, because he had the letter from Don Juan on his person was thought to be worth much more. He could not pay it and spent many years in the prisons at Algiers. He escaped on his 4th attempt. Cervantes was an amazing figure.

[@josefg8017]

Mama Mary and St. Pope Pius V, pray and intercede for us! Pray for our youth, that they may have the courage to protect our Christian values and our Church!

[@kibrisliboy2013]

I'm Turkish Cypriot and l'm honoured to know that my ancestors fought such noble enemies. Respect.

[@jerrybrooks7886]

Respect to you my friend. May God bless you.

[@rodrigogimenez-ricolaguna4913]

Respeto mutuo

[@EmisoraRadioPatio]

Respeto y honor, amigo turco!

[@ismailibrahim5661]

God bless our ancestors struggles

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

thnx bro

[@umuafuwulf3078]

Thank you 😊

[@SuchIsLife424]

I only knew that Juan Luna painted a scene of this Battle (Don Juan and his flagship smashing into a Turkish galley) until I saw the painting in the National Museum. 💯

[@ignaciofuentecobo661]

The keys of success were the famous Spanish “Tercios” embarked and cleverly distributed among the different Christian formations and the on time sending by Don Álvaro de Bazán commanding the rearguard of ten Spanish galleys and a group of frigates and brigantines to the center of the deployment to support the success that the capture of the Ottoman flagship might entail. As a result of this reinforcement, the Ottoman center was totally undone.

[@hugopontevedra]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@trishkearney]

They were Catholics. The different Christians were against the Church.

[@loganw1232]

Happy Anniversary of the Battle of Lepanto and Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.

[@donshotland2503]

The best presentation ever

[@Norvik_-ug3ge]

"And the Pope has cast his arms abroad for agony and loss, And called the kings of Christendom for swords about the Cross..." Ever since I read G. K. Chesterton's poem in my Roman Catholic secondary school here in Southern Ireland, I have been intrigued by this epic battle, one which was, apparently, totally forgotten, in the British Isles at least, until Chesterton's poem revived its memory. Protestant Europe, and, subsequently, the Renaissance and then the Enlightenment wished to distance itself from the Crusades, from anything which smacked of the mediaeval-Roman/Orthodox Catholic mind. So much so in fact that Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire was promoted by the likes of Lord Byron not as lifting the yoke of Saladin from Greek Orthodox Catholics, but restoring the Greece of antiquity.

[@alswann2702]

Still The Feast of Our Lady of Victory to me. And boy could we use her help getting a Pius XIII on the throne of Saint Peter right now.

[@stlouisix3]

Our Lady of Victory, please pray for me as you powerfully prayed for our Catholic brothers & sisters during the Battle of Lepanto☦🙏✝

[@steventhorson4487]

Let's not forget the relatively small and obscure elite fighting forces that participated; Including the "Knights of ST. Stefano"; an Italian knightly order.

[@vaarkobke3102]

I think it would be very interesting if you made some videos about cultural works of the Middle Ages like the Song of Roland and talk about their significance, same with King Arthur

[@christopherthrawn1333]

Excellent work here

[@mikemullen1413]

I've never heard of this. Thank you.

[@Steve-318]

Pius uttered the words of old Simeon in the Gospel of Luke: nunc dimittis servum tuum in pace, which means "now let your servant go in peace".

[@tlots2345]

Pius V was a great Pope.

[@PauperPeccator]

A great Saint for that matter!

[@nicolamaturo6958]

Fun italian urban legend about this battle. In Italy there is a stereotype of the Genoan to be stingy. So it is said that while the Venician captains send home letters to announce the great victory in Lepanto, the Genoan send home news to cancel the insurance on their ships.

[@sasacharin3367]

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, el Manco de Lepanto, así es. Fue una batalla victoriosa gracias a la poderosa intercesión de Nuestra Madre Santísima 🙏🙏🙏

[@illyb514]

This battle was won by Mary Queen of Heaven by virtue of the Christian army praying the Rosary through the night before the battle. Mary Queen of the Most Holy Rosary pray for us! Pray the Rosary! It’s a powerful spiritual weapon.

[@valentinr.dominguez2892]

Through the intercession if Mary.

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Fantastic introducing & explaining Video (thanks) for sharing ....May be Lepanto Naval attacking Results was first occasion embodied Ottoman Naval efforts pulled back from Adriatic & Mediterranean Sea as Regular Naval strength & converted to Turkish Pirate (Turkish Piracy ) & Sea Bandits against Christian world ....Thanks for sharing

[@hannamays7238]

Protestants supported Turks in that war , and were cheering and drinking in taverns hoping for their victory !

[@peggybrem2848]

Wonderful presentation of a great battle that I had t known of. 👍

[@cadian122]

the part were the slaves rose up to overthrow their oppressors made my heart rejoice

[@SuperYos007]

They both had slaves, it was very common in those days, although it wasn't right.

[@alangervasis]

@@SuperYos007 Slavery had mostly died out in the european continent by the early middle ages and wouldn't begin in earnest until the early 1600s that too in the american colonies.

[@axeman5553]

They were captives from Cyprus

[@cadian122]

@@scintillam_dei jesus...

[@SuperYos007]

@@alangervasis Yeah, but it doesn't change that they did have it, and if you think about it Slavery is still here. They (the nations) just don't call it slavery they call them low income workers usually yes of dark colors. People like the African Americans.

[@AUGUSTUSCAESAR-gz1qe]

VIVA CRISTO REY!!!🇮🇹🇻🇦🇪🇦✝️

[@bigchickenfu]

Our Lady of Victory pray for us.🙏

[@rodrigogimenez-ricolaguna4913]

Tercios del Mar, the first marine corps in history

[@hliaspapanikolaou8017]

In Lepanto ,where some ships with 100% Greek captains ans crews ,let's mention some " Tα Δύο Δελφίνια 2 Dolfins " Capten Fragiskos Xenos " Hπαρεα των Λιονταριων" captain Δομενικος Ζακκας " Ιωάννης Άγγελος "captain Ieronumos Angelo's " Δυσαναγνωστο" Captain Λεωνίδας Γιωτας " Ο Χριστός της Βενετίας " captain Christopher's Contokalis " LA patronage di Lomellino " captain Geogios Grecos : Vu dona coun mazo" captain Louizos Cypriot " Vu Angelo Co una spade " captain Stella's Chalkiopoulos " Καπετάνιος του Ν.Ντορια captain Πανδοξος Πολύδωρος " L, Aguila ,Doro con la Corona "captain Ανδρέας Καλλέργης " LA Furia di Lommelino " captain Γιακουμης Τσιαπης " LA patronage di Negroni" captain Λοΐζος Κ αμπας " LA Diana di Cenova " captain Ιωάννης Γεωργίου 25.000 Greek s where serving in Venician fleet, and 4000 Greeks where serving Spaniards as members of " Terthio"

[@fabiovendramin7352]

Onore al popolo greco... In quegli anni veneziani e greci erano una cosa sola... Amici e alleati per sempre!

[@tabularasa7350]

Magnífico Lepanto.

[@josemilio65]

Perpetual Gloria a España y Don Juan de Austria.

[@Giovis968]

Esa guerra la ganó los estados italianos, ustedes dieron algo de dinero , pero fueron los estados italianos los vencedores , de toda manera gracias por el dinero .

[@EPS250]

@@Giovis968 Que estados italianos, que yo sepa Nápoles, Sicilia y Cerdeña eran territorios de la Monarquía Española que en la actualidad pertenecen a la República Italiana pero que en el siglo XVI eran tan españolas como Castilla o Aragón.

[@Giovis968]

@@EPS250 Nápoles Sicilia serdeña , si ya que estaba unificado con Aragón , y claro que ayudó con dinero y personal claro que sí , pero el poder de Génova, savoia, Venezia , Florencia,pisa, Piemonte, sobre todo Venezia, fué lo que definió la victoria de la lega santa , claro que España ayudó pero ustedes siempre con su exageración cómo que si fue una batalla entre imperio turco contra España y España salvó a Europa , y no es así.

[@Giovis968]

@@EPS250 para aclarar Estados italianos comprenden todos los territorios que van desde los Alpes hasta Sicilia , stados pontificia central Italia , Reino de Nápoles ( bajo control español) en el sur , Piemonte, savoia, nor oeste Venezia nor este , como Ducato di milan,parma Modena que en si son lombardos , y Toscana ,

[@EPS250]

@@Giovis968 La contribución de los territorios italianos fue muy importante, sobre todo la de Venecia pero quién más contribuyó a la victoria fue la Monarquía Española aportando la mitad del presupuesto y el mayor número de soldados de infantería que incluso embarcaron en las galeras venecianas, y esta batalla aunque naval se decidió por abordajes de la infantería.

[@MrKingsley16]

I liked this one indeed.

[@louiseyvette2261]

Lepanto Day!

[@Meralimece01.]

Süper Süper video çekimi olmuş süper siniz 👩‍💻

[@SydneyCarton2085]

Glory to God and blessed mother Mary our Lady of Victory! ❤️

[@Sealdeam]

The image of the order of battle made remember something you mentioned in a previous video about this battle, the brothers of the ill-fated Marco Antonio Bragadin, the commander at Famagusta, fought here, they probably felt they avenged their brother and this came just a few months after Bragadin's gruesome death, quite the manner to deal with bereavement.

[@WashingtonDC99]

There is ONLY ONE TRUE GOD. There is ONE TRUE CHURCH. Praise The Lord of lords and The King of kings O my soul. Praise The Lord. Christ The KING of kings and The LORD of lords. Yes, The Church stills celebrates October 7th. Ave Maria Purisima gratia plena, Saint Michael The Archangel defend us in battle, Saint / San Raphael / Rafael , San / Saint Gabriel help us to returned to our Lord God and follow the Laws and Commandments our only King and Saviour Jesus Crhist. Viva Cristo Rey. Thank you so much for this priceless video clip. God bless you.

[@alrengamao2577]

Battle of Lepanto ,which Our Lady of Victory gave the Christian forces A Great Victory ...Well Cervantes the author of Don Quixote was still a Soldier....

[@LorianR]

Actually it wasn’t “John of Austria’s men” (very generic term), but the Spanish Tercios instead that presented battle at the center, just to clarify.

[@LordMazdamundi]

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us 🙏

[@valentinr.dominguez2892]

It is important to note that Pope Pius V requested that all Catholic monarchs participate in this battle. It is important to mention that France did not.

[@donvickers6710]

Glad this historical series ventures past the 1291 Acre barrier.

[@lopezlirio4004]

Miguel de Cervantes the writer of El Quijote (Don Quixote) fight on Lepanto and was left one-armed on the battle

[@محمدالامريكي-ج9م]

On the bright side if you were to abandon ship in this battle you're not more than less than a mile from shore in any given direction in friendly territory. Most naval battle casualties are due to drowning.

[@Anton-ke1ni]

Sancta Maria Mater Dei, ora pro nobis!

[@Recusant_]

Amen

[@dangovorcin]

Over ten thousand Croatians from Dalmatia took part in the battle. Croatia was and still is Antemurale Christianitatis.

[@manny75586]

Thank you, Spain! This battle and the Reconquista saved Europe

[@manuelvargas467]

Thanks mama Mary ✝️☦️🙏

[@Iktius]

The turk-ottomans never had much luck with iberians. Before lossing to the spanish armada, turks lost to the portuguese in the Indian Ocean 👏

[@arribolak]

Just one thing; the otoman fleet was bigger than the christian. Anyway, great video.

[@danielhernandez-vo9zc]

Italy and Spain!! 🇪🇸 🤝 🇮🇹

[@victoriaamat5368]

In facili nullum decus est, laus nulla labore, gloria per dubios casus est magna petenda (Francisco de Pedrosa)

[@GrislyAtoms12]

Ah, yes! The fingerprints of our Lord Jesus Christ (King of Enldess Glory) and of our Lady, Queen of the Holy Rosary, are all over this historical event. What great allies have the Church Militant! Son of God Himself, and Mother of God Herself, intervened for the sake of Christendom. Thank you!

[@keep_calm_and_Deus_Vult]

Look How heaven fought for us

[@bigchickenfu]

Pope Saint Pius V pray for us 🙏

[@benjaminjeffery6873]

Great video! What’s the atmospheric guitar music in the background?

[@barbarakuehl2777]

We r in our own battle in our day! Let us faithfully pray the Rosary Our Lady will protect us..

[@carlesmassiaurko7761]

You should mention more the Spanish 🇪🇸

[@davidprietogomez7254]

He is english so he wont.

[@chucknorris202]

The Battle of Lepanto might be my favorite naval battle of all time. Such great things were accomplished, even the kings engaged in personal combat, including the enemy general. A desperate fight and a great victory for Christianity. The heroic conduct of the leaders always impresses me with pre-modern battles. You read about various Roman commanders that did similar things too; they would charge into combat at the very front of the line. Julius Caesar does it many times in his campaigns in Gaul and Spain and really all over Europe. You see it here in the Battle of Lepanto too. The most recent example I can think of is Napeleon doing it a couple times, and American civil war commanders also doing this sort of thing sometimes - and high level officers like Colonel's, like Custard, though that's a losing example. It's much easier to follow a commander that shares the same danger as you than someone sitting in an office 2,000 miles away or more and enjoying the luxuries of a lifestyle you can't even imagine. That's why the Generals of the past had extremely loyal followers. So do most actually brave Generals that fight alongside the troops. It has a positive morale effect on your own troops, and a negative one on the enemy if their commander isn't fighting too - and it's gonna make a target out of the general but that will concentrate fire(or swords) in one direction which can more easily be countered.

[@chuckbuckbobuck]

Historic fact- the Battle of Actium where the forces of Mark Anthony squared off against those of Octavian was foight at the almost exact geographical location as the Battle of Lepanto. Strange but true.

[@chuckbuckbobuck]

Yes Albert Sydney Johnson lead from the front and was shot behind his kneecap by one of own troops and bled to death as the bullet hit a major artery. Perhaps leading from the front isn't always a good idea!

[@chuckbuckbobuck]

Battle of Shiloh

[@Norvik_-ug3ge]

I would agree that troops tend to value their general serving under the same conditions as they are enduring, one thinks of General Rommel in North Africa in WW2. Whether that is advisable in general terms though, is extremely doubtful. The equivalent of the Kings and Princes of mediaeval days is not 'Generals', or other army officers. You would had to have had President Roosevelt seeing action in WW2 to duplicate King Henry V at Agincourt. Or have seen Queen Elizabeth 2 and PM Churchill fighting at the battle of the Normandy beaches. But even if you restrict it to high ranking officers, it is a bad idea to expose your greatest military minds to enemy fire. The UK was very fortunate that Admiral Nelson died during the Battle of Trafalgar and not beforehand from enemy fire. If the Allies could have taken out the top German generals in WW2 they would have certainly been delighted to have that opportunity. Leading from the front is a recipe for being leaderless.

[@christopherjcarson]

Thoughts on this subject,go back to QUB modern history department and some of the finest lectures delivered by the the then Dr Lynn Green.His lectures were part of the “Europe in transition”,course. Even though I remember drifting through some of his talks,he was an excellent historian with a passion for history,aswell as taking a great interest in education! He was very on top of this subject matter,and was well able to impress on us the great significance of this battle!

[@Salve_Regina8]

Our Lady of The Rosary ❤ Ora pro nobis!!!!!

[@alphacharlietango969]

Remember Lepanto 10.7.1571 ✝️

[@emilykalafatis3107]

What you forgot to mention that as the battle was going the pope with all the Chrustian where praying the Rosary ,there is more to it , may God Mother Mary help us because we are again facing the same problem but in a different way yhis time .

[@arts-facts79]

Salamina, Lepanto and Midway. The greatest naval battles of all times

[@ragingbull8024]

Amen!

[@robertocb7911]

There are huge similarities between Lepanto and Salamis. In fact Lepanto was a "modern" Salamis.

[@playasurf1000]

Apparently a new ship design helped the crusaders, broadside guns

[@samueluel3552]

Ave Maria ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@flaviopitanga65]

Lepanto victory was a wonderful victory. Long live the holy league

[@Parker.Matthew]

Our Lady of Victory, pray for us! 📿🙏

[@chab1rd155]

Praise be to God Almighty and His Mother and ours, Mary Immaculate! ✝️🕯️🙏💕🩵

[@edwardkornuszko4083]

St Pius X pray for us! Our Lady of Lepanto pray for us!

[@dons618]

Here we see a prime example of salvation by works done in faith .

[@JosephDeLuna-yj8vg]

Wow!!!