What the records say
- When
- 15 Jul 1283
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 35.90° N, 14.52° E
- Description
- 1283 battle between Aragonese and Angevins, part of the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Malta (1283)
Battle during the War of the Sicilian Vespers
The Battle of Malta took place on 8 July 1283 in the entrance to the Grand Harbour, the principal harbour of Malta, as part of the War of the Sicilian Vespers. An Aragonese fleet of galleys, commanded by Roger of Lauria, attacked and defeated a fleet of Angevin galleys commanded by Guillaume Cornut and Bartholomé Bonvin.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Malta: An Aragonese fleet (some 20 galleys) under Admiral Roger of Lauria attacks and defeats the Angevin ships in the Grand Harbour”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Битва при Мальте: флот арагонского полководца Руджеро Лаурия нанёс поражение анжуйцам”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page