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Battle of Pianosa

Battle of Pianosa was a naval engagement fought on 25 April 1519 at Tuscan Archipelago, in what is now Italy. The recorded result: Genoese Victory. Recorded strength: 6 galleys against 1 galley; 7 to 20 fustes (depending on accounts).

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Fought25 April 1519
WhereTuscan Archipelago, Italy42.800N, 10.000E
OutcomeGenoese Victory
BelligerentsRepublic of GenoaagainstTunisian corsairs

Record

Date25 April 1519
PlaceTuscan Archipelago, Italy
42.800N, 10.000E
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength6 galleys1 galley; 7 to 20 fustes (depending on accounts)
Casualties and lossesHeavy500 dead; 25 captured; 1 galley captured; at least 5 fustes captured; several fustes sunk
Commanders
Battle of PianosaBattle of PianosaBattle of ElbaSiege of Porto FerrajoSiege of BastiaSiege of FurianiBattle of BorgoBattle of ElbaSiege of FurianiBattle of BorgoFlorencePisaLivornoArezzoCivitavecchiaAjaccioSiena100 km42.800N, 10.000E
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Battle of Pianosa is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q38251362, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pianosa, revision 1382046088, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.