Battle of the Strait of Messina
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battle-of-the-strait-of-messina-188-2162034
title:
Battle of the Strait of Messina
text:
The Battle of the Strait of Messina was fought in 276 BC when a Carthaginian fleet attacked the Sicilian fleet of Pyrrhus of Epirus, who was crossing the strait to Italy. Pyrrhus had left Italy for Sicily on the Autumn of 278 BC and scored several major victories against the Carthaginian armies, but Roman successes against Pyrrhus' Italian allies convinced him to return to Italy. While Pyrrhus was transporting his troops to Rhegium his fleet of 110 decked warships and hundreds of transports was
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wiki
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description:
Sea battle between Carthage and Pyrrhus (276 BC)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Strait_of_Messina
date created:
2011-12-23T19:24:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:57:13Z
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