Battle of Saseno

Battle of Saseno
Part of the War of Saint Sabas
Date14 August 1264
Locationoff Saseno, Albania
Result Genoese victory, most of the Venetian convoy captured or sunk
Belligerents
Republic of Venice Republic of Genoa
Commanders and leaders
Michele Dauro Simone Grillo
Strength
13 taride, 2 light galleys, 1 saetta, 1 panzione, 3 navi 16 galleys
Casualties and losses
12 taride, 2 light galleys, and 1 nave captured, 1 sunk; 1 nave sunk; 1 tarida burned

The Battle of Saseno took place in August 1264 off Saseno island on the coast of Albania, between the fleet the Republic of Genoa and a trade convoy (muda) of the Republic of Venice, as part of the War of Saint Sabas. The Genoese had experienced only defeats in direct confrontations with the Venetian navy, and had therefore resorted to raiding the Venetian commerce convoys. The Genoese commander, Simone Grillo, managed to trick his Venetian counterpart Andrea Barocio, as to his intentions. When Barocio moved to intercept Grillo with a larger fleet, the latter was free to attack the Venetian muda headed for the Levant, off Saseno. The Genoese captured or sunk most of the ships, except for the giant nave Roccafortis, and took their cargo. The cost of the convoy's loss to Venice was estimated at 100,000 lire.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Dotson 1999, pp. 168–176.
  2. ↑ Stanton 2015, pp. 163–164.

Sources

  • Dotson, John E. (1999). "Fleet Operations in the First Genoese-Venetian War, 1264-1266". Viator. Medieval and Renaissance Studies. 30: 165–180.
  • Stanton, Charles D. (2015). Medieval Maritime Warfare. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-4738-5643-1.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.