Battle of Meloria

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Battle of Meloria

Italian history

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- Benedetto Zaccaria
  …naval victory over Pisa at Meloria (1284).
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Meloria
Meloria is known as the site of two 13th-century naval battles, both features of the long-standing rivalry between Pisa and Genoa. In the first battle (1241) the fleets of the Holy Roman emperor Frederick II and of Pisa attacked a Genoese squadron and captured the…
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Meloria is known as the site of two 13th-century naval battles, both features of the long-standing rivalry between Pisa and Genoa. In the first battle (1241) the fleets of the Holy Roman emperor Frederick II and of Pisa attacked a Genoese squadron and captured the…
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Pisa
…Genoese fleet at the decisive Battle of Meloria in 1284.
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…Genoese fleet at the decisive Battle of Meloria in 1284.
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