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Why was the Battle of Lepanto important?

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The battle marked the first significant victory for a Christian naval force over a Turkish fleet and the climax of the age of galley warfare in the Mediterranean.
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The Battle of Lepanto has a major place in the symbolism of the Western-Islamic relationship, The Story of the Battle of Lepanto treats the battle as a major encounter between the Islamic Ottoman empire and the forces of Western Christendom.

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