{"slug": "roger-of-lauria", "label": "Roger of Lauria", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_of_Lauria", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q283466", "qid": "Q283466", "description": "Italian admiral", "entries": 7, "years": 7, "span": [1283, 1305], "span_label": ["1283 CE", "1305 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "naples", "label": "Naples", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "charles-ii-of-naples", "label": "Charles II of Naples", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-sicily", "label": "Kingdom of Sicily", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "frederick-iii-of-sicily", "label": "Frederick III of Sicily", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "malta", "label": "Malta", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "edward-i", "label": "Edward I", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1283, "year_label": "1283 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 8", "text": "July 8 – Battle of Malta: An Aragonese fleet (some 20 galleys) under Admiral Roger of Lauria attacks and defeats the Angevin ships in the Grand Harbour, sent to help put down a rebellion on Malta. Lauria lands his troops at the harbour and after two days raises his banner on the fortified city of Mdina (\"Old City\").", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1347549431#Europe", "title": "1283", "revid": 1347549431, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1284, "year_label": "1284 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 5", "text": "June 5 – Battle of the Gulf of Naples: An Aragonese-Sicilian fleet (some 30 galleys) led by Admiral Roger of Lauria surrounds and defeats the Neapolitan ships in the Gulf of Naples. King Charles II of Naples (\"the Lame\") is captured during the battle; disorganized, the remnants of the Neapolitan fleet (between 15 and 18 galleys) flee back to Naples.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370723758#Europe", "title": "1284", "revid": 1370723758, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1285, "year_label": "1285 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 4", "text": "September 4 – Battle of Les Formigues: An Aragonese-Sicilian fleet (some 40 galleys) under Admiral Roger of Lauria defeats French and Genoese ships near the Formigues Islands. According to Johan Esteve de Bezers, a French troubadour, all prisoners but one have their eyes gouged out, and that one is left with one eye to guide the others. After the battle, Roger captures about 15 to 20 French galleys, and others are sunk or burnt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359686470#Europe", "title": "1285", "revid": 1359686470, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1287, "year_label": "1287 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 23", "text": "June 23 – Battle of the Counts: An Aragonese-Sicilian fleet (some 50 galleys) under Admiral Roger of Lauria defeat a larger Angevin fleet of 70 galleys near Naples. After a feigned retreat, Roger attacks the Angevin galleys from all sides. During the battle, which last much of the day, the Angevin fleet is scattered, leaving about 40 galleys to be captured, along with 5,000 prisoners. After the victory, without any authorization from King James II, Roger makes a truce with the Neapolitans (who are allies of the Angevins).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361694581#Europe", "title": "1287", "revid": 1361694581, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1288, "year_label": "1288 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 28", "text": "October 28 – Treaty of Canfranc: King Edward I signs an agreement with Alfonso III at Canfranc, about the release of Charles II, who has been captured by Admiral Roger of Lauria in the Battle of the Gulf of Naples (see 1284).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367964096#Europe", "title": "1288", "revid": 1367964096, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1299, "year_label": "1299 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 4", "text": "July 4 – Battle of Cape Orlando: An Aragonese-Angevin fleet (some 60 galleys) led by Admiral Roger of Lauria defeats a Sicilian fleet near Sicily. During the battle, the larger Aragonese fleet is trapped on a lee shore, but can exploit the situation with the intervention of its 6 reserve galleys. The Sicilians flee when the flagship, with King Frederick III of Sicily on board, pulls back after he collapses from heat exhaustion. Lauria captures 18 Sicilian ships, and orders the massacre of their crews to avenge the death of his nephew at the hands of Frederick.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349939019#Europe", "title": "1299", "revid": 1349939019, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1305, "year_label": "1305 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 17", "text": "January 17 – Roger of Lauria, Italian nobleman and admiral (b. 1245)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1297125288#Deaths", "title": "1305", "revid": 1297125288, "section": "Deaths"}}]}