Battle of Malta

Battle of Malta
	Part of War of the Sicilian Vespers
	; The Castello del Mare (modern day Fort Saint Angelo), seen from Valletta. The castle has undergone many renovations and re-modellings since the 13th century.
Date	8 July 1283
Location	Grand Harbour, Malta
Result	Aragonese victory
Belligerents
Crown of Aragon	Angevin Kingdom of Naples
Commanders and leaders
Roger of Lauria	Guillaume Cornut †; Bartholomé Bonvin
Strength
18–21 galleys; 5,500 men	19–22 galleys; 7,800 men
Casualties and losses
300 men dead; 200 men injured	3,500 men dead; 860 men prisoners; 10 galleys captured; 2 galleys scuttled

The Battle of Malta took place on 8 July 1283 in the entrance to the Grand Harbour, the principal harbour of Malta, as part of the War of the Sicilian Vespers. An Aragonese fleet of galleys, commanded by Roger of Lauria, attacked and defeated a fleet of Angevin galleys commanded by Guillaume Cornut and Bartholomé Bonvin.

The Angevin ships arrived in Malta first, and proceeded to relieve the Angevin garrison, which was besieged within the walls of the Castello del Mare. The galleys were followed in close pursuit by an Aragonese fleet. Lauria drew the Angevin-Provençal fleet into a battle, and destroyed almost all of Cornut and Bonvin's vessels. The defeat forced Charles I of Naples to postpone his plan to invade Sicily.

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