Battle of Meloria (1284)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:aftermath Genoa captured many Pisan nobles and sailors
Pisa lost most of its fleet
Pisa's political influence diminished
gptkbp:casualties Genoa: light
Pisa: 15,000 killed or captured
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Republic_of_Genoa
gptkb:Republic_of_Pisa
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Albertino_Morosini
gptkb:Benedetto_Zaccaria
gptkb:Morosini
gptkb:Oberto_Doria
Andreotto Saraceno
Podestà Ugolino della Gherardesca
gptkbp:date 6 August 1284
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Giovanni_Villani's_Cronica
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Meloria (1284)
gptkbp:location off Meloria islet, near Livorno, Italy
gptkbp:partOf Genoese–Pisan wars
gptkbp:relatedEvent Battle of Curzola (1298)
Battle of Giglio (1241)
gptkbp:result Decisive Genoese victory
gptkbp:shipsInvolved Genoa: 93 galleys
Pisa: 72 galleys
gptkbp:significance Established Genoa as a dominant naval power in the western Mediterranean
Marked the decline of Pisa as a maritime power
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Meloria_shoal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7