Battle of Pianosa 1519
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1519 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Nearest landmass | At sea (nearest continent: Europe) | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| Participants | Barbary pirates, Republic of Genoa | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 42.8000, 10.0000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Pianosa was a naval engagement which took place on 25 April, 1519, when a Genoese fleet severely defeated the flotilla of the Tunisia-based Barbary corsair Kaid Ali in the Tyrrhenian Sea, in view of the island of Elba. The battle broke the back of one of the rising corsair bases on the Barbary Coast, Bizerte, and established Andrea Doria as among the foremost captains in the Mediterranean.
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