Battle of Chioggia
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The naval Battle of Chioggia took place on June 21, 1380
in the lagoon
off Chioggia
, Italy, between the Venetian
and the Genoese
fleets, who had captured the little fishing port in August the preceding year. This occurred during the War of Chioggia
.
The port
was of no consequence, but its location at an inlet to the Venetian Lagoon
threatened Venice at her very doorstep. The Venetians, under Vettor Pisani
, were victorious; by some accounts, it was the fortunate arrival of Carlo Zeno
at the head of a force from the east which ensured the Venetian victory. The Venetians both captured the town and turned the tide in the war in their favor. A peace treaty signed in 1381 in Turin
gave no formal advantage to Genoa or Venice. But it spelled the end of their long competition: Genoese shipping was not seen in the Adriatic after Chioggia.
Fernand Braudel
sets the end of sporadic warfare between the two early centers of capitalist empire as a result of the economic retrenchment of the 14th century: "Perhaps the answer is that only prolonged prosperity and a rising tide of trade had made it possible to indulge for so long in battles which were fierce but not in the end mortal,.. Both major and minor wars had become too expensive a luxury. Peaceful coexistence would have to be the rule." (The Perspective of the World 1984 p. 118).
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1380 in Italy
A series of events which occurred in Italy in 1380:* Battle of ChioggiaThe naval Battle of Chioggia took place in June 1380 in the lagoon off Chioggia, Italy, between the Venetian and the Genoese fleets, who had captured the little fishing port in August the preceding year...
in the lagoon
Lagoon
A lagoon is a body of shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the sea by some form of barrier. The EU's habitat directive defines lagoons as "expanses of shallow coastal salt water, of varying salinity or water volume, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sand banks or shingle,...
off Chioggia
Chioggia
Chioggia is a coastal town and comune of the province of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy.-Geography:...
, Italy, between the Venetian
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...
and the Genoese
Republic of Genoa
The Most Serene Republic of Genoa |Ligurian]]: Repúbrica de Zêna) was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast, as well as Corsica from 1347 to 1768, and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean....
fleets, who had captured the little fishing port in August the preceding year. This occurred during the War of Chioggia
War of Chioggia
The War of Chioggia was a conflict between Genoa and Venice which lasted from 1378 to 1381, from which Venice emerged triumphant. It was a part of the larger Venetian-Genoese War which began in 1350.-Background:...
.
The port
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
was of no consequence, but its location at an inlet to the Venetian Lagoon
Venetian Lagoon
The Venetian Lagoon is the enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name in the Venetian language, Laguna Veneta— cognate of Latin lacus, "lake"— has provided the international name for an enclosed, shallow embayment of saltwater, a lagoon.The Venetian Lagoon...
threatened Venice at her very doorstep. The Venetians, under Vettor Pisani
Vettor Pisani
Vettor Pisani was a Venetian admiral.-Biography:He was in command of the Venetian fleet in 1378 during the war against the Genoese, whom he defeated off Capo d'Anzio; subsequently he recaptured Kotor, Šibenik and Rab, which had been seized by the Croatians and Hungarians, the allies of the Genoese...
, were victorious; by some accounts, it was the fortunate arrival of Carlo Zeno
Carlo Zeno
Carlo Zeno was an Italian admiral from Venice, who is considered a hero of the War of Chioggia against the Republic of Genoa....
at the head of a force from the east which ensured the Venetian victory. The Venetians both captured the town and turned the tide in the war in their favor. A peace treaty signed in 1381 in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
gave no formal advantage to Genoa or Venice. But it spelled the end of their long competition: Genoese shipping was not seen in the Adriatic after Chioggia.
Fernand Braudel
Fernand Braudel
Fernand Braudel was a French historian and a leader of the Annales School. His scholarship focused on three main projects, each representing several decades of intense study: The Mediterranean , Civilization and Capitalism , and the unfinished Identity of France...
sets the end of sporadic warfare between the two early centers of capitalist empire as a result of the economic retrenchment of the 14th century: "Perhaps the answer is that only prolonged prosperity and a rising tide of trade had made it possible to indulge for so long in battles which were fierce but not in the end mortal,.. Both major and minor wars had become too expensive a luxury. Peaceful coexistence would have to be the rule." (The Perspective of the World 1984 p. 118).
External links
- http://www.boglewood.com/timeline/chioggia.html
- http://www.veneto.org/history/serenissima2.htm
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