Battle of Meloria (1284)

Battle of Meloria
	Part of Genoese-Pisan Wars
	; Lithograph of the battle of Meloria by Armanino
Date	August 6, 1284
Location	Islet of Meloria, Ligurian Sea
Result	Genoese victory
Belligerents
Republic of Genoa	Republic of Pisa
Commanders and leaders
Oberto Doria; Benedetto Zaccaria; Corrado Spinola;	Albertino Morosini (POW); Count Ugolino; Andreotto Saraceno;
Strength
88 galleys	72 galleys
Casualties and losses
Doria calls the losses of; the Genoese moderate	5,000 killed; ; 9,000–11,000 captured; ; 35–37 galleys lost;

The Battle of Meloria was fought near the islet of Meloria in the Ligurian Sea on 5 and 6 August 1284 between the fleets of the Republics of Genoa and Pisa as part of the Genoese-Pisan War. The victory of Genoa and the destruction of the Pisan fleet marked the decline of the Republic of Pisa.^[11]

^ ^a ^b ^c Simonde de Sismondi, Jean-Charles-Léonard (1832). A history of the Italian republics. Philadelphia.
^ W. & R. Chambers (1868). Chambers's encyclopædia: Vol. VI. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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^ ^a ^b Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1840). The Penny cyclopædia: Vol. 18. London.
^ ^a ^b MacFarlane, Charles (1832). The romance of history. Italy, Vol. 3. London.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e von Kausler, Franz Georg Friedrich (1833). Wörterbuch der Schlachten, Belagerungen und Treffen aller Völker: Vol. 4. Ulm.
^ ^a ^b Yust, Walter (1952). Encyclopædia Britannica: Vol. 17. Chicago.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Wislicenus, Georg (2007). Deutschlands Seemacht. Leipzig.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Epstein, Steven A. (1996). Genoa and the Genoese, 958–1528. University of North Carolina Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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^ David Abulafia, Rosamond McKitterick (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: c. 1198–c. 1300. Cambridge University Press. p. 439. ISBN 0-521-36289-X.

[SIS-1] Simonde de Sismondi, Jean-Charles-Léonard (1832). A history of the Italian republics. Philadelphia.

[CHE-2] W. & R. Chambers (1868). Chambers's encyclopædia: Vol. VI. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[BUR-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Burchett, Josiah (1720). A complete history of the most remarkable transactions at sea. London.

[PEN-4] Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1840). The Penny cyclopædia: Vol. 18. London.

[MAC-5] MacFarlane, Charles (1832). The romance of history. Italy, Vol. 3. London.

[FGF-6] von Kausler, Franz Georg Friedrich (1833). Wörterbuch der Schlachten, Belagerungen und Treffen aller Völker: Vol. 4. Ulm.

[YUS-7] Yust, Walter (1952). Encyclopædia Britannica: Vol. 17. Chicago.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[SEE-8] Wislicenus, Georg (2007). Deutschlands Seemacht. Leipzig.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[EPS-9] Epstein, Steven A. (1996). Genoa and the Genoese, 958–1528. University of North Carolina Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[AMI-10] Tip. G. Cassone e Comp. (1867). Almanacco militare illustrato. Florence.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[cemb-11] David Abulafia, Rosamond McKitterick (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History: c. 1198–c. 1300. Cambridge University Press. p. 439. ISBN 0-521-36289-X.

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