Battle of Trapani
| Battle of Trapani | |||||||
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| Part of the War of Saint Sabas | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republic of Venice | Republic of Genoa | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jacopo Dandolo Marco Gradenigo | Lanfranco Borbonino | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 24 galleys, 2 saette | 27 galleys | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 27 galleys captured | |||||||
The Battle of Trapani took place in 1266 off Trapani, Sicily, between the fleets of the Republic of Genoa and the Republic of Venice, as part of the War of Saint Sabas. The Genoese had an advantage in numbers, but the Genoese commander, Lanfranco Borbonino, ordered his ships to take up a defensive position, bound together with chains, near the shore. As the Venetian fleet attacked, many of the Genoese ships' crews, composed to a large degree of hired foreigners, lost heart and abandoned their ships. The battle was a crushing Venetian victory, as they captured the entire Genoese fleet almost intact. Borbonino and most of his captains were tried and fined large sums for cowardice on their return to Genoa.[1][2]
References
- ^ Dotson 1999, pp. 177ff..
- ^ Stanton 2015, pp. 164–165.
Sources
- Dotson, John E. (1999). "Fleet Operations in the First Genoese-Venetian War, 1264-1266". Viator. Medieval and Renaissance Studies. 30: 165–180.
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