Gulf of Lepanto love

Gulf of Lepanto

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  • noun inlet of the Ionian Sea between central Greece and the Peloponnesus

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  • The Gulf of Lepanto is a long inlet of irregular shape, extending east and west, and bounded on the north by the shores of Albania, the ancient

    The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 John [Editor] Rudd 1885

  • The last scene in Mr. Cowley's drama is the Gulf of Lepanto, where from dawn to dusk on Oct. 7, 1571, just a year after the atrocity in Cyprus, was fought the last naval battle in history in which oared galleys, ramming each other head-on, played the major role.

    When Worlds Collide John Julius Norwich 2008

  • [Illustration: ARABIC ASTROLABE.] [Illustration: ARABIC ASTROLABE.] 'Ali Pasha, hard by in the Gulf of Lepanto, sent out scouts to ascertain the enemy's strength.

    The Story of the Barbary Corsairs Stanley Lane-Poole

  • Built on the edge of a marshy plain, bounded on the north by the high hills of Zygos and protected on the south by shallow lagoons at the mouth of the Gulf of Lepanto, and chiefly tenanted by hardy fishermen, this town had been the first in Western Greece to take part in the Revolution.

    The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I Thomas Barnes Cochrane Dundonald 1873

  • But, though deeming himself bound in honour to that course, he was willing to allow a part of his force to remain in the neighbourhood and watch the progress of events, especially as that part was at the time separated from him and lying in the Gulf of Lepanto.

    The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II Thomas Barnes Cochrane Dundonald 1873

  • I had the honour to write to you from Cape Papas, informing you that I had come out of the Gulf of Lepanto, and was waiting to embark the troops of General Church.

    The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II Thomas Barnes Cochrane Dundonald 1873

  • The Gulf of Lepanto is now left entirely in the hands of the Turks, and I wish to send the gunboat in to assist the expedition against Salona, but the crew having been so long about here, suffering much hardship and without pay, are very dissatisfied.

    The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II Thomas Barnes Cochrane Dundonald 1873

  • Built on the edge of a marshy plain, bounded on the north by the high hills of Zygos and protected on the south by shallow lagoons at the mouth of the Gulf of Lepanto, and chiefly tenanted by hardy fishermen, this town had been the first in Western Greece to take part in the Revolution.

    The Life of Thomas Lord Cochrane Cochrane, Thomas 1869

  • The Ottomans too had not been idle, and with twelve myriads of soldiers on three hundred ships, awaited the foe in the Gulf of Lepanto.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867

  • The chief divisions of the kingdom are Northern Greece, or Hellas, lying north of the Gulf of Lepanto; the peninsula of the Morea, connected with the mainland by the Isthmus of Corinth; and various islands scattered over the greater part of the Grecian Archipelago.

    A Geography for Beginners. Kensey Johns 1864

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