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Modern historians generally place the battle in the spring of 1263: [23] the medievalist Georg Caro placed it in March at the latest, [24] whereas the naval historian Camillo Manfroni suggested May as the most likely time. [25] Geanakoplos, largely following Manfroni, placed the battle in the period May–July 1263. [16]
The Battle of Settepozzi was fought in 1263 off the Greek island of Spetses between a Genoese–Byzantine fleet and a Venetian fleet (Venetian galley pictured).Genoa had been engaged in the War of Saint Sabas against Venice since 1256, and had been allied with the Byzantines since the Treaty of Nymphaeum in 1261.
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Before July – Battle of Settepozzi: A Byzantine-Genoese fleet (some 50 galleys) is routed by the Venetians near Spetses in the Argolic Gulf, who capture four ships and inflict considerable casualties. Later, the Genoese that survive the battle managed to capture Chania on Crete.
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1 March Battle of the Bali Strait – Continuation of the Battle of the Java Sea, four surviving American destroyers skirmish with the Japanese, but escape to Australia 3 March Scuttling of USS Perch – American submarine USS Perch is engaged by Japanese destroyers, suffers damaged and it scuttled, crew is later captured.
With the aid of his newly constructed fleet, in 1263 Palaiologos sent an expedition to the Morea, against the Principality of Achaia. At the verge of victory, the Byzantine land forces were surprised and defeated, while the joint Byzantine-Genoese fleet was dealt a severe blow by a numerically inferior Venetian fleet at the Battle of Settepozzi ...