Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London : Bickers & Son · leaf 143
the enemy prow first, and bore down in order of battle,side by side, in a straight or curved line. The half-moon formation practisedby the ancients was reserved for the largest fleets. At Lepanto (Fig. 92),for instance, the Christian fleet was drawn up in the form of a half-moon,and was divided… … Fig. 92.—Plan of the Naval Battle of Lepanto.—From a Drawing by Don Juan, preserved in the Archives of Simancas, Spain. in length, twenty-seven in breadth, and fifteen above the water-line, and theydid a great deal of damage to the Turkish fleet with their powerful artillery.Previous to the…
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