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War of the Straits: The Genoese fleet under Paganino Doria defeats and captures the entire Venetian fleet under Niccolò Pisani at the Battle of Sapienza.
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War of the Straits
1350–1355 war between Venice and Genoa
The War of the Straits or Third Genoese–Venetian War was a conflict fought between the Republic of Venice and the Republic of Genoa, and their allies, in 1350–1355. The third in a series of conflicts between the two major Italian maritime republics, the war resulted from the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Republic of Genoa
Italian maritime republic (1099–1797)
The Republic of Genoa was a medieval and early modern maritime republic from the years 1099 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast. During the Late Middle Ages, it was a major commercial power in both the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Between the 16th and 17th…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Paganino Doria
Italian admiral
Pagano or Paganino Doria was an Italian admiral from the prominent Genoese Doria family. He was the most significant commander of the Genoese naval forces in the 1350–1355 War of the Straits between the Republic of Genoa and its old rival, the Republic of Venice.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Republic of Venice
Sovereign state in Italy (697–1797)
The Republic of Venice, officially the Most Serene Republic of Venice and traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and maritime republic with its capital in Venice. Founded, according to tradition, in 697 by Paolo Lucio Anafesto, over the course of its 1,100…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Niccolò Pisani
Venetian admiral
Niccolò Pisani was a Venetian admiral renowned for his leadership of the Venetian navy during the 1350–1355 War of the Straits between the Republic of Venice and its rival Italian republic, Genoa.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Sapienza
1354 naval battle between Genoese and Venetians
The naval Battle of Sapienza, also known as the Battle of Porto Longo or Battle of Zonklon, took place on 4 November 1354, during the Third Genoese–Venetian War.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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