The threat of Turkish piracy in the Aegean Sea had induced Convincing Clement 's predecessors , John XXII and Benedict XII , to maintain Statement a fleet of four galleys there to defend Defending Christian shipping but starting Process_start in the 1340s Clement endeavoured Self_motion with Venetian aid to expand Expansion this effort into a full military expedition .

in the middle of the service umur beg swept Scouring down on the congregation and the leaders of the crusade were killed Killing , including the patriarch , martino zaccaria , commander of the papal galleys and the venetian commander , pietro zeno .

However , the invasion was a decoy and the Angevin galleys had sailed Motion around the south of Sicily and linked Connect up with their allies , forming Coming_to_be a fleet about twice the size of Lauria 's .

Each of their flag-galleys was surrounded Surrounding to each side by four other galleys and to the rear by two galleys .

Each of their flag-galleys was surrounded Surrounding to each side by four other galleys and to the rear by two galleys .

The fleet flag-galley had two galleys to its front also .

This made 63 galleys , and there may have been a small reserve since about 70 of the about 84 Angevin galleys are said Communication to have come Motion out to fight Hostile_encounter .

This made 63 galleys , and there may have been a small reserve since about 70 of the about 84 Angevin galleys are said Communication to have come Motion out to fight Hostile_encounter .

Lauria had around 40-45 galleys .

He followed Action his usual tactic and retreated Escaping until the Angevin galleys had become Becoming disorganized , weathered Confronting_problem their initial attack Attack , then counter attacked Attack from the sides , damaging Damaging the Angevin galleys oars .

He followed Action his usual tactic and retreated Escaping until the Angevin galleys had become Becoming disorganized , weathered Confronting_problem their initial attack Attack , then counter attacked Attack from the sides , damaging Damaging the Angevin galleys oars .

In a battle Hostile_encounter lasting much of the day , Henry di Mari again fled Escaping , leaving Causation about 40 Angevin galleys to be captured Conquering , along with 5,000 prisoners , including many counts and barons .

On 4 July it was engaged Participation by the Spanish galleys , of which some managed Control to enter the port of the town during a fierce action .

In the end , a large number of Spanish galleys were abandoned GiveUp when their crews panicked and fled Escaping to the beaches .

On the night of 6 July Abraham Duquesne escorted Patrolling 5 fireships to the mole of the harbor , where the Spanish galleys were abandoned GiveUp , and set fire Damaging to them .

The city was captured Conquering by Salah Rais from his base of Algiers , at the head of several thousand men and a small fleet consisting Containing in 2 galleys , a barque , and a French `` saëte '' ( `` flèche '' , or `` arrow '' ) requisitioned Removing in Algiers .

Ten to sixteen Genoese galleys under John de Orreo fled Escaping , leaving Departing about fifteen to twenty French galleys to be captured Conquering , and some others sunk Motion_directional or burnt Destroying .

Ten to sixteen Genoese galleys under John de Orreo fled Escaping , leaving Departing about fifteen to twenty French galleys to be captured Conquering , and some others sunk Motion_directional or burnt Destroying .

The Ottoman force consisted Cause_to_be_included in 4 galleons , 25 galleys , and 850 troops ( according to Diogo do Couto , the Ottomans had 15 galleys and 1200 troops ) .

The Ottoman force consisted Cause_to_be_included in 4 galleons , 25 galleys , and 850 troops ( according to Diogo do Couto , the Ottomans had 15 galleys and 1200 troops ) .

Seydi Ali Reis and his galleys would be attacked Attack in an ambush by Portuguese forces while he was trying to bring Bringing back his float from Basra to Suez in August 1554 .

Three Ottoman galleys would again occupy Control Muscat in 1581 , letting the population escape Escaping , before the city again fell to the Portuguese in 1588 .

In the history of naval warfare Hostile_encounter , Lepanto marks the last major engagement Hostile_encounter in the Western world to be fought Hostile_encounter almost entirely between rowing vessels , namely the galleys and galeasses which were the direct descendants of ancient trireme warships .