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Battle of Acre
	Part of the War of Saint Sabas
Date	25 June 1258
Location	Acre
Result	Venetian victory
Belligerents
Republic of Venice	Republic of Genoa
Commanders and leaders
Lorenzo Tiepolo; Andrea Zeno; Lorenzo Barozzi	Rosso della Turca
Strength
40 galleys, 4 saette, ~10 smaller vessels	50 galleys, 4 navi
Casualties and losses
Unknown	24 galleys captured, 1,700 men killed or captured

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The Battle of Acre took place in 1258 off the port of Acre, between the fleets of the Republic of Genoa and the Republic of Venice. Mounting tensions between the traders of the two cities had resulted in the outbreak of open warfare between the two ("War of Saint Sabas"), with the Venetians blockading the Genoese in their quarter. Genoa sent an armada under the aged capitano del popolo, Rosso della Turca, to relieve the blockade, and asked the assistance of Philip of Montfort and the Knights Hospitaller for a combined attack from the land side. However, even though the Genoese fleet's arrival took the Venetians by surprise, and their fleet was divided in two by weather as they exited the harbour, della Turca delayed his own attack long enough for the Venetians to get into battle formation. The superior experience and seamanship of the latter resulted in a crushing Venetian victory, with half the Genoese fleet lost. The Genoese abandoned Acre soon after.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Stanton 2015, pp. 182–184.
^ Marshall 1994, pp. 39–40, 225.

Sources

Marshall, Christopher (1994). Warfare in the Latin East, 1192–1291. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521477420.
Stanton, Charles D. (2015). Medieval Maritime Warfare. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-4738-5643-1.

[FOOTNOTEStanton2015182–184-1] Stanton 2015, pp. 182–184.

[FOOTNOTEMarshall199439–40,_225-2] Marshall 1994, pp. 39–40, 225.

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-The '''Battle of Acre''' took place in 1258 off the port of [[Acre, Israel|Acre]], between the fleets of the [[Republic of Genoa]] and the [[Republic of Venice]]. Mounting tensions between the traders of the two cities had resulted in the outbreak of open warfare between the two ("[[War of Saint Sabas]]"), with the Venetians blockading the Genoese in their quarter. Genoa sent an armada under the aged ''[[capitano del popolo]]'', [[Rosso della Turca]], to relieve the blockade, and asked the assistance of [[Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre|Philip of Montfort]] and the [[Knights Hospitaller]] for a combined attack from the land side. However, even though the Genoese fleet's arrival took the Venetians by surprise, and their fleet was divided in two by weather as they exited the harbour, della Turca delayed his own attack long enough for the Venetians time to get into battle formation. The superior experience and seamanship of the latter resulted in a crushing Venetian victory, with half the Genoese fleet lost. The Genoese abandoned Acre soon after.{{sfn|Stanton|2015|pp=182–184}}{{sfn|Marshall|1994|pp=39–40, 225}}
+The '''Battle of Acre''' took place in 1258 off the port of [[Acre, Israel|Acre]], between the fleets of the [[Republic of Genoa]] and the [[Republic of Venice]]. Mounting tensions between the traders of the two cities had resulted in the outbreak of open warfare between the two ("[[War of Saint Sabas]]"), with the Venetians blockading the Genoese in their quarter. Genoa sent an armada under the aged ''[[capitano del popolo]]'', [[Rosso della Turca]], to relieve the blockade, and asked the assistance of [[Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre|Philip of Montfort]] and the [[Knights Hospitaller]] for a combined attack from the land side. However, even though the Genoese fleet's arrival took the Venetians by surprise, and their fleet was divided in two by weather as they exited the harbour, della Turca delayed his own attack long enough for the Venetians to get into battle formation. The superior experience and seamanship of the latter resulted in a crushing Venetian victory, with half the Genoese fleet lost. The Genoese abandoned Acre soon after.{{sfn|Stanton|2015|pp=182–184}}{{sfn|Marshall|1994|pp=39–40, 225}}
 == References ==
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 == Sources ==
-* {{cite book | last = Marshall | first = Christopher | year = 1994 | title = Warfare in the Latin East, 1192–1291 | publisher = Cambridge University Press | location = Cambridge | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0lhyFhab2mkC | isbn = 9780521477420 |ref=harv}}
+* {{cite book | last = Marshall | first = Christopher | year = 1994 | title = Warfare in the Latin East, 1192–1291 | publisher = Cambridge University Press | location = Cambridge | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0lhyFhab2mkC | isbn = 9780521477420 }}
-* {{cite book | last = Stanton | first = Charles D. | title = Medieval Maritime Warfare | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=aTmgBwAAQBAJ | year = 2015 | publisher=Pen and Sword | isbn=978-1-4738-5643-1 | ref=harv}}
+* {{cite book | last = Stanton | first = Charles D. | title = Medieval Maritime Warfare | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=aTmgBwAAQBAJ | year = 2015 | publisher=Pen and Sword | isbn=978-1-4738-5643-1 }}
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-[[Category:Naval battles involving Genoa]]
-[[Category:Naval battles involving the Republic of Venice]]
-[[Category:Naval battles of the Middle Ages]]
 [[Category:Conflicts in 1258]]
 [[Category:1258 in Asia]]
+[[Category:Naval battles of the Venetian–Genoese wars]]
+[[Category:War of Saint Sabas]]
+[[Category:Military history of Acre, Israel|Acre 1258]]