Battle of the Gulf of Naples
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The Battle of the Gulf of Naples was a 1284 naval engagement in which the Aragonese-Sicilian fleet decisively defeated and captured Charles II of Anjou, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of the Gulf of Naples (1284) | 4 |
| Battle of the Gulf of Naples canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of the Gulf of Naples Context triple: [War of the Sicilian Vespers, hasKeyEvent, Battle of the Gulf of Naples]
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Battle of Calabria
The Battle of Calabria was a major naval engagement in the Mediterranean during World War II between British and Italian fleets, notable as one of the first large-scale surface actions of the conflict.
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Battle of Cape Spada
The Battle of Cape Spada was a World War II naval engagement in July 1940 near Crete, in which Allied destroyers and cruisers ambushed and defeated an Italian cruiser force in the Mediterranean.
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Battle of Drepanum
The Battle of Drepanum was a major naval defeat for the Roman Republic against Carthage during the First Punic War, notable for its heavy Roman losses and strategic impact on control of western Sicily.
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Battle of Ancona
The Battle of Ancona was a key World War II engagement on the Italian Front in 1944, in which Allied forces—prominently including the Polish II Corps—captured the strategic Adriatic port city of Ancona from German control.
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Battle of La Gudina
The Battle of La Gudina was a 1709 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated a Portuguese army on the Spanish-Portuguese border.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of the Gulf of Naples Target entity description: The Battle of the Gulf of Naples was a 1284 naval engagement in which the Aragonese-Sicilian fleet decisively defeated and captured Charles II of Anjou, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
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A.
Battle of Calabria
The Battle of Calabria was a major naval engagement in the Mediterranean during World War II between British and Italian fleets, notable as one of the first large-scale surface actions of the conflict.
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B.
Battle of Cape Spada
The Battle of Cape Spada was a World War II naval engagement in July 1940 near Crete, in which Allied destroyers and cruisers ambushed and defeated an Italian cruiser force in the Mediterranean.
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C.
Battle of Drepanum
The Battle of Drepanum was a major naval defeat for the Roman Republic against Carthage during the First Punic War, notable for its heavy Roman losses and strategic impact on control of western Sicily.
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D.
Battle of Ancona
The Battle of Ancona was a key World War II engagement on the Italian Front in 1944, in which Allied forces—prominently including the Polish II Corps—captured the strategic Adriatic port city of Ancona from German control.
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Battle of La Gudina
The Battle of La Gudina was a 1709 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated a Portuguese army on the Spanish-Portuguese border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
House of Anjou
ⓘ
House of Aragon ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sicilian Vespers uprising ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Angevin fleet
ⓘ
Catalan fleet ⓘ
surface form:
Aragonese-Sicilian fleet
|
| belligerentLeader |
Charles I of Anjou
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surface form:
Charles I of Anjou (as Angevin overlord)
Peter III of Aragon ⓘ |
| capturedPerson | Charles II of Anjou ⓘ |
| chronology | late phase of the War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ |
| combatant |
forces of Charles I of Anjou
ⓘ
surface form:
Angevin forces
Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ Kingdom of Naples ⓘ Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Roger of Lauria ⓘ |
| commanderFor | Roger of Lauria ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ |
| conflictScope | regional Mediterranean power struggle ⓘ |
| conflictType | medieval naval battle ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ |
| date | 1284 ⓘ |
| era | 13th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Aragonese dominance at sea in the conflict ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
strengthened Aragonese position in Sicily
ⓘ
undermined Angevin claims to Sicily ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
| involved | galleys ⓘ |
| location |
Gulf of Naples
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near Naples ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | naval forces ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture of an heir to the Angevin throne
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tactical skill of Roger of Lauria ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Charles II of Anjou ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Aragonese-Sicilian victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aragonese–Angevin rivalry
ⓘ
surface form:
Aragonese-Angevin naval war
War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Aragonese naval victories in the War of the Sicilian Vespers ⓘ |
| result | Aragonese-Sicilian victory ⓘ |
| resultedIn | capture of Charles II of Anjou ⓘ |
| significance |
shifted balance of power in the War of the Sicilian Vespers
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weakened Angevin control in southern Italy ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| year | 1284 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of the Gulf of Naples Description of subject: The Battle of the Gulf of Naples was a 1284 naval engagement in which the Aragonese-Sicilian fleet decisively defeated and captured Charles II of Anjou, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
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