Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Roger of Lauria

Battles of Roger of Lauria

Italian admiral, 1250 to 1305

Roger of Lauria is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1283 and 1301: 1 battle, 1 siege and 3 naval actions across 4 present-day countries, most in Italy (2), Malta (1), Spain (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,734 km apart end to end, 684 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Sicilian Vespers (2), Aragonese Crusade (2).

Battle of MaltaBattle of the Gulf of NaplesBattle of Les FormiguesBattle of the Col de PanissarsSiege of MessinaBattle of MaltaBattle of the Gulf of NaplesBattle of Les FormiguesBattle of the Col de PanissarsSiege of MessinaBarcelonaAlgiersTunisCataniaConstantineAnnabaSousse500 km39.175N, 9.205E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1283: 1 engagements1284: 1 engagements1285: 2 engagements2 in 12851301: 1 engagements12831301
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Malta, 1283Battle of the Gulf of Naples, 1284Battle of Les Formigues, 1285Battle of the Col de Panissars, 1285Siege of Messina, 130112831301
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
8 July 1283Battle of MaltaGrand Harbour, MaltaAragonese victory
5 June 1284Battle of the Gulf of NaplesGulf of Naples, Italy534 km NAragonese victory
28 August 1285Battle of Les FormiguesFormigues Islands, Spain952 km WAragonese victory
30 September 1285Battle of the Col de PanissarsCol de Panissars, France73 km NAragonese victory
1301Siege of MessinaMessina, Italy1,175 km ESicilian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, AnonymousUnknown author, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.