Battle of the Strait of Messina

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf naval battle
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened_Aragonese_control_over_Sicily
gptkbp:alliance Engagement between two fleets
gptkbp:awards Sicilian_forces_retreated
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gulf_of_Naples
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Orlando
gptkbp:casualties Heavy_losses_for_the_Sicilian_fleet
gptkbp:celebrates Remembered_in_Sicilian_history
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Aragonese_fleet
Sicilian_fleet
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Roger_of_Lauria
Admiral Giovanni da Procida
gptkbp:cultural_impact Inspired literature and folklore
gptkbp:date September 3, 1283
gptkbp:duration One day
gptkbp:future_plans Dominance_over_the_Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military history courses
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Roger_of_Lauria
Giovanni da Procida
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked a turning point in the war
gptkbp:historicalContext Part of the larger conflict of the 13th century
Part_of_the_conflict_between_the_Kingdom_of_Sicily_and_the_Crown_of_Aragon
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Various medieval chronicles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Strait of Messina
gptkbp:impact Influenced future naval warfare strategies
gptkbp:influence Shifted power dynamics in the region
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Aragonese_navy
gptkb:Sicilian_navy
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Chronicles of the time
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:War_of_the_Sicilian_Vespers
gptkbp:legacy Roger_of_Lauria_became_a_legendary_figure
gptkbp:location Strait of Messina
gptkbp:navalFleet Galleys used in battle
Ramming tactics used
gptkbp:notable_event First major naval battle of the War of the Sicilian Vespers
gptkbp:outcome Sicilian_defeat
gptkbp:politicalPosition Struggle_for_control_of_Sicily
gptkbp:primaryUser Accounts by participants
gptkbp:result Aragonese victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive naval engagement
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of the Strait of Messina
gptkbp:tactics Naval maneuvering
Use of galleys
Flanking maneuvers employed