Battle of Trapani

Battle of Trapani
Part of the War of Saint Sabas
Date23 June 1266
Locationoff Trapani, Sicily
Result Venetian victory
Belligerents
Republic of Venice Republic of Genoa
Commanders and leaders
Jacopo Dandolo
Marco Gradenigo		 Lanfranco Borbonino
Strength
24 galleys, 2 saette 27 galleys
Casualties and losses
27 galleys captured

The Battle of Trapani took place in 1266 off Trapani, Sicily, between the fleets of the Republic of Genoa and the Republic of Venice, as part of the War of Saint Sabas. The Genoese had an advantage in numbers, but the Genoese commander, Lanfranco Borbonino, ordered his ships to take up a defensive position, bound together with chains, near the shore. As the Venetian fleet attacked, many of the Genoese ships' crews, composed to a large degree of hired foreigners, lost heart and abandoned their ships. The battle was a crushing Venetian victory, as they captured the entire Genoese fleet almost intact. Borbonino and most of his captains were tried and fined large sums for cowardice on their return to Genoa.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Dotson 1999, pp. 177ff..
  2. ↑ Stanton 2015, pp. 164–165.

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.

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