The Battle of Preveza was a naval battle that took place in 1538 near Preveza in Ionian Sea in northwestern Greece between an Ottoman fleet and that of a Holy League assembled by Pope Paul III. It was one of the three largest sea battles that took place in the sixteenth century Mediterranean, abd became was the Ottomans' greatest victory against Europeans. Lithography by Vicente Urrabieta y Ortiz, 1859.

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Location: Ionian Sea in northwestern Greece
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
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