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Location: Brescello Emilia-Romagna Italy

Falconaria, Battle of

Years: 1299 - 1299

The Battle of Falconaria (also La Falconara or Falconeria) is a battle of the latter days of the War of the Sicilian Vespers.

Fought on December 1, 1299 between the forces of Frederick II of Sicily and Philip I of Taranto of the Kingdom of Naples, it is a momentous victory for Frederick and a disaster for Philip, who is captured.

“What experience and history teach is that nations and governments have never learned anything from history."

―Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Lectures (1803)