Battle of Meloria (1284)
Naval battle between Pisa and Genoa; decisive Genoan victory / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Battle of Meloria" redirects here. For the earlier battle fought at this location, see Battle of Meloria (1241).
The Battle of Meloria was fought near the islet of Meloria in the Ligurian Sea on 5 and 6 August 1284 between the fleets of the Republics of Genoa and Pisa as part of the Genoese-Pisan War. The victory of Genoa and the destruction of the Pisan fleet marked the decline of the Republic of Pisa.[11]
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Battle of Meloria | |||||||
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Part of Genoese-Pisan Wars | |||||||
Lithograph of the battle of Meloria by Armanino | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Republic of Genoa | Republic of Pisa | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Oberto Doria Benedetto Zaccaria Corrado Spinola [3][4][5] |
Albertino Morosini (POW) Count Ugolino Andreotto Saraceno [3][5][6] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
88 galleys [4][6][7][8] | 72 galleys [3][7][8] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Doria calls the losses of the Genoese moderate [9] |
5,000 killed [1][3][6][8][9][10] 9,000–11,000 captured [1][6][8][9][10] 35–37 galleys lost [3][6][8][9][10] |
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