Battle of Les Formigues

Name: Battle of Les Formigues
Start: 1285-09-04
End: 1285-09-11

4 Sep 1285 – 11 Sep 1285 · 41.85° N, 3.18° E

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When: 4 Sep 1285 – 11 Sep 1285
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 41.85° N, 3.18° E
Description: 1285 naval battle near Spain
Naval: yes

Battle of Les Formigues

1285 naval battle near Spain

The naval battle of Les Formigues took place probably in the early morning of 4 September 1285 near Les Formigues Islands, Catalonia, about 85 km northeast of Barcelona, when a Catalan-Sicilian galley fleet commanded by Roger of Lauria defeated a French and Genoese galley fleet commanded by Guilhem de Lodeva, Henry di Mari, and John de Orrea.

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Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “28 августа и 3 сентября — два морских сражения у островов Формигес у побережья Каталонии”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page

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Aragonese Crusade3 Sep 1283 · War

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