French invasion of Catalonia in 1285

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The French invasion of Catalonia in 1285 was a failed Capetian military campaign against the Crown of Aragon during the Aragonese Crusade, marked by initial advances into Catalan territory and ending in retreat and defeat due to local resistance and disease.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Aragonese Crusade
invasion
military campaign
alsoKnownAs French campaign in Catalonia of 1285
belligerent County of Roussillon
Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of France
local Catalan forces
characterizedBy French logistical difficulties
initial French advances into Catalan territory
outbreak of disease in the French army
strong local resistance
commandedBySide Peter III of Aragon for the Aragonese–Catalan forces
Philip III of France for the French forces
commander Alfonso III of Aragon
Peter III of Aragon
Philip III of France
Roger de Lauria
conflictIn Franco-Aragonese War
Papal–Aragonese conflict
linked to: Aragonese Crusade
conflictType medieval crusade-related conflict
hasCause French support for Charles of Valois
Papal excommunication of Peter III of Aragon
Papal grant of the Crown of Aragon to Charles of Valois
hasEffect confirmation of Peter III’s rule in Aragon
death of Philip III of France
strengthening of Aragonese control over Catalonia
weakening of French influence in the western Mediterranean
hasEndTime 1285
hasLocation Catalonia
Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of France
hasObjective install Charles of Valois as king of Aragon
overthrow Peter III of Aragon
hasOutcome Aragonese–Catalan victory
French defeat
French retreat from Catalonia
failure of the Aragonese Crusade in Catalonia
hasStartTime 1285
includesBattle Battle of the Col de Panissars
Siege of Girona (1285)
naval actions of Roger de Lauria
opposedBy Catalan militias
County of Barcelona
Kingdom of Aragon
partOf Aragonese Crusade
religiousContext Papal crusade against excommunicated monarch
supportedBy Papal States
Philip I of Navarre
timePeriod 13th century

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Battle of the Col de Panissars follows French invasion of Catalonia in 1285
French invasion of Catalonia in 1285 alsoKnownAs French campaign in Catalonia of 1285
linked to: French invasion of Catalonia in 1285
Siege of Girona (1285) precededBy French invasion of Catalonia (1285)
linked to: French invasion of Catalonia in 1285
Battle of Panissars follows French invasion of Catalonia (1285)
linked to: French invasion of Catalonia in 1285