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Which future Spanish novelist was wounded at the Battle of Lepanto on 7 October 1571?
Cervantes fought as an infantry volunteer aboard the galley Marquesa. He was wounded twice in the chest and lost the use of his left hand permanently — 'El Manco de Lepanto.' He wrote Don Quixote 34 years later.
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The Holy League Naval Victory Over the Ottoman Fleet Off Western Greece on 7 October 1571 That Was the Last Great Galley Battle in History The Christian Holy League fleet of approximately 212 galleys defeated the Ottoman fleet of approximately 251 galleys at the Gulf of Patras off western Greece on 7 October 1571. About 30,000 Ottoman sailors and approximately 7,500 Christian sailors were killed in approximately four hours of close combat. Approximately 12,000 Christian galley slaves chained to Ottoman rowing benches were liberated. It is conventionally the last major naval battle fought primarily with oared galleys.