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The naval Battle of Les Formigues (Catalan) took place probably in the early morning of 4 September 1285 near Les Formigues Islands, Catalonia, about 85 km northeast of Barcelona, when a Catalan-Sicilian galley fleet commanded by Roger of Lauria defeated a French and Genoese galley fleet commanded by Guilhem de Lodeva, Henry di Mari, and John de Orrea.[1]

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  1. 25 relations: Aragonese Crusade, Barcelona, Bernard Desclot, Catalan language, Catalonia, Crown of Aragon, Formigues Islands, France in the Middle Ages, Galley, Gesta comitum Barcinonensium, Johan Esteve de Bezers, Kingdom of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea, Philip III of France, Principality of Catalonia, Province of Girona, Ramon Muntaner, Republic of Genoa, Robert F. Berkhofer, Roger of Lauria, Roses, Girona, Senyera, Spain, Troubadour, Wikisource.

  2. 1280s in France
  3. 1285 in Europe
  4. 13th century in Aragon
  5. 13th century in Catalonia
  6. 13th century in the Kingdom of Sicily
  7. 13th century in the Republic of Genoa
  8. Conflicts in 1285
  9. Naval battles involving Aragon
  10. Naval battles involving the Republic of Genoa
  11. Naval battles of the Aragonese Crusade
  12. Naval battles of the War of the Sicilian Vespers

Aragonese Crusade

The Aragonese Crusade (1284–1285), also known as the Crusade of Aragon or Crusade against Catalonia, was a military venture waged by the Kingdom of France against the Crown of Aragon. Battle of Les Formigues and Aragonese Crusade are 1285 in Europe, 13th century in Aragon, 13th century in Catalonia, Conflicts in 1285 and military history of Catalonia.

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Barcelona

Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain.

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Bernard Desclot

Bernard Desclot (in Catalan: Bernat Desclot) was a Catalan chronicler whose work covering the brief reign of Peter III of Aragon (1276–85) forms one of the four Catalan Grand Chronicles through which the modern historian views thirteenth- and fourteenth century military and political matters in the Kingdom of Aragon and the Principality of Catalonia, including the "Aragonese Crusade". Battle of Les Formigues and Bernard Desclot are military history of Catalonia.

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Catalan language

Catalan (or; autonym: català), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as Valencian (autonym: valencià), is a Western Romance language.

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Catalonia

Catalonia (Catalunya; Cataluña; Catalonha) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy.

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Crown of Aragon

The Crown of AragonCorona d'Aragón;Corona d'Aragó,;Corona de Aragón;Corona Aragonum.

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Formigues Islands

The Formigues Islands (Illes Formigues, Islas Formigues) is an archipelago consisting of 16 small islands located three milesfrom the port of Palamós, Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain.

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France in the Middle Ages

The Kingdom of France in the Middle Ages (roughly, from the 10th century to the middle of the 15th century) was marked by the fragmentation of the Carolingian Empire and West Francia (843–987); the expansion of royal control by the House of Capet (987–1328), including their struggles with the virtually independent principalities (duchies and counties, such as the Norman and Angevin regions), and the creation and extension of administrative/state control (notably under Philip II Augustus and Louis IX) in the 13th century; and the rise of the House of Valois (1328–1589), including the protracted dynastic crisis against the House of Plantagenet and their Angevin Empire, culminating in the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) (compounded by the catastrophic Black Death in 1348), which laid the seeds for a more centralized and expanded state in the early modern period and the creation of a sense of French identity.

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Galley

A galley was a type of ship which relied mostly on oars for propulsion that was used for warfare, trade, and piracy mostly in the seas surrounding Europe.

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Gesta comitum Barcinonensium

The ("Deeds of the counts of Barcelona") is a Latin chronicle composed in three stages by some monks of Santa Maria de Ripoll and recounting the reigns of the Counts of Barcelona from Wifred I (878–97) to James II (1291–1327), as late as 1299.

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Johan Esteve de Bezers

En Johan Esteve de Bezers, in modern orthography Joan Esteve (fl. 1270–1288), was a troubadour from Béziers.

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Kingdom of Sicily

The Kingdom of Sicily (Regnum Siciliae; Regno di Sicilia; Regnu di Sicilia) was a state that existed in Sicily and the south of the Italian Peninsula plus, for a time, in Northern Africa from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 until 1816.

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Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.

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Philip III of France

Philip III (1 May 1245 – 5 October 1285), called the Bold (le Hardi), was King of France from 1270 until his death in 1285.

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Principality of Catalonia

The Principality of Catalonia (Principat de Catalunya; Principat de Catalonha; Principado de Cataluña; Principatus Cathaloniæ) was a medieval and early modern state in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula.

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Province of Girona

The Province of Girona is a province in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

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Ramon Muntaner

Ramon Muntaner (1265 – 1336) was a Catalan mercenary and writer who wrote the Crònica, a chronicle of his life, including his adventures as a commander in the Catalan Company.

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Republic of Genoa

The Republic of Genoa (Repúbrica de Zêna; Repubblica di Genova; Res Publica Ianuensis) was a medieval and early modern maritime republic from the years 1099 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast.

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Robert F. Berkhofer

Robert F. Berkhofer (November 30, 1931 – June 25, 2012) was an American historian.

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Roger of Lauria

Roger of Lauria (c. 1245 – 17 January 1305), was a Calabrian knight who served the Crown of Aragon as admiral of the Aragonese navy during the War of the Sicilian Vespers. Battle of Les Formigues and Roger of Lauria are military history of Catalonia.

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Roses, Girona

Roses (Rosas) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Empordà, located on the Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain.

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Senyera

The Senyera (meaning "pennon", "standard", "banner", "ensign", or, more generically, "flag" in Catalan) is a vexillological symbol based on the coat of arms of the Crown of Aragon, which consists of four red stripes on a yellow field.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Troubadour

A troubadour (trobador archaically: -->) was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350).

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Wikisource

Wikisource is an online digital library of free-content textual sources on a wiki, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation.

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See also

1280s in France

1285 in Europe

13th century in Aragon

13th century in Catalonia

13th century in the Kingdom of Sicily

13th century in the Republic of Genoa

Conflicts in 1285

Naval battles involving Aragon

Naval battles involving the Republic of Genoa

Naval battles of the Aragonese Crusade

  • Battle of Les Formigues

Naval battles of the War of the Sicilian Vespers

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Les_Formigues

Also known as Action of 4 September 1285, Battle of Formigues, Battle of Las Hormigas, Battle of the Ant Islands.