Sunday evening. Lepanto. The battle turned into a massacre and the looting of Turkish galleys. Venier reports that, of 200 Turkish galleys, 180 were captured and only 5 managed to escape, 15,000 Christians were freed, including many women, and 20,000 Turks were killed. Only after several days did the enormity of the losses suffered, in human terms, even on the Christian side, begin to be realized. Venice counted 4,856 dead, a testament to the enormous effort with which the Venetians, despite their less overwhelming numerical superiority, achieved their victory. The Spanish (2,000) and the Pope (800) suffered smaller losses, while Genoa lost only 75 rowers.
