lepanto

The Battle of Lepanto smashed Turkish naval dominance and suddenly the West had easy access to trade with the East.

Third, Lepanto showed the Christian universe, mired in internal political squabbles, that diversity was not detrimental to its potential world leadership.

It wasn't until the Battle of Lepanto that western Europeans started to have more or less free access to the east again.

I love playing Italy, but if Austria offers me a Lepanto opening, I agree to it and then stab them immediately.

In the Battle of Lepanto the Christian alliance was able to use big ships with cannons mounted on them to crush the Ottoman force before the Ottoman's flanking force was able to get in position.

In fact, as I understand it, the reason the battle of Lepanto occurred so late in the year was because the Coalition couldn't get their fleets together any earlier---which meant that even if they wanted to follow up, they could not until the next year.

Italian merchants had regular access to the Near East throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance, so "suddenly the West had easy access to trade with the East after Lepanto" is not even remotely true.

Lepanto revealed the first cracks in its system and signalled the start of a long, slow decline.

Lepanto was important for the same reason that Hampton Roads, Tsushima, and Pearl Harbor are important.

The exact scenario repeated in the battle of Lepanto, but this time the navy power won.