battle, medieval
Battle of Trapani
Battle of Trapani was a battle fought on 23 June 1266 in what is now Italy. It was part of the War of Saint Sabas, which ran from 1256 to 1270. The recorded result: Venetian victory. Recorded strength: 24 galleys; 2 saette scouting galleys against 27 galleys.
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Where it sits in the War of Saint Sabas
Record
| Date | 23 June 1266 | |
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| Place | Italy 38.025N, 12.510E | |
| Kind | Battle, medieval | |
| Strength | 24 galleys; 2 saette scouting galleys | 27 galleys |
| Casualties and losses | Light | 24 galleys captured; 3 galleys destroyed; many crewmen killed, including 1,200 drowned; 600 crewmen captured |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Drepana 249 BC, 1.7 km S
- Siege of Eryx 277 BC, 6.9 km E
- Battle of Falconaria 1299, 10.0 km S
- Siege of Motya 398 BC, 18 km S
- Siege of Lilybaeum 250 BC, 26 km S
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Saseno 14 August 1264
- All 4 engagements of War of Saint Sabas
Elsewhere in 1266
- Battle of Benevento Italy
- Battle of Mari Turkey
- Siege of Kenilworth United Kingdom
- Siege of Safed Israel
- Battle of Chesterfield United Kingdom
Battle of Trapani 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 Q48998655, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Trapani, revision 1380734053, 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.