The Left and Centre galleasses had been towed half a mile ahead of the Christian line, and were able to sink two Turkish galleys, and damage some more, before the Turkish fleet left them behind.
The Left and Centre galleasses had been towed half a mile ahead of the Christian line. This proved to be disastrous, the galeasses, with their many guns, alone were said to have sunk up to 70 Turkish galleys, before the Turkish fleet left them behind.