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Battle of the Gulf of Naples

Battle of the Gulf of Naples was a naval engagement fought on 5 June 1284 at Gulf of Naples, in what is now Italy. It was part of the War of the Sicilian Vespers, which ran from 1282 to 1302. The recorded result: Aragonese victory. Recorded strength: 30 galleys against 28 galleys.

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Battle of the Gulf of Naples
Battle of the Gulf of Naples. Giovanni Villani, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 June 1284
WhereGulf of Naples, Italy40.700N, 14.483E
OutcomeAragonese victory
BelligerentsCrown of AragonagainstKingdom of Naples
Casualties and lossesLightand10 galleys captured
Part ofWar of the Sicilian Vespers1282 to 1302

Where it sits in the War of the Sicilian Vespers

Siege of Messina, 1282Battle of Nicotera, 1282Battle of Malta, 1283Battle of the Gulf of Naples, 1284Siege of Augusta, 1287Battle of the Counts, 1287Capture of Squillace, 1297Battle of Falconaria, 1299Battle of Gagliano, 1300Battle of Ponza, 130012821300Battle of the Gulf of Naples, 1284
10 placed engagements of the War of the Sicilian Vespers in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 June 1284
PlaceGulf of Naples, Italy
40.700N, 14.483E
KindNaval engagement, medieval
Strength30 galleys28 galleys
Casualties and lossesLight10 galleys captured
Commanders
  • Charles II of Naples
Battle of the Gulf of NaplesBattle of the Gulf of NaplesBattle of Mons LactariusSiege of AmalfiSiege of Nuceria AlfaternaBattle of VesuviusBattle of NoceraSiege of AmalfiBattle of VesuviusFoggiaBeneventoCasertaBarlettaCampobasso100 km40.700N, 14.483E
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Battle of the Gulf of Naples is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872926, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Gulf of Naples, revision 1370599908, 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.