Battle of Comacchio explained

Conflict:Battle of Comacchio
Date:809
Place:Comacchio, Italy
Result:Frankish victory
Combatant1:Carolingian Empire
Combatant2:Byzantine Empire
Commander1:Unknown
Commander2:Paul

The Battle of Comacchio in 809 was a naval battle between a Byzantine fleet dispatched from Venice and the Frankish garrison of the island of Comacchio. A Byzantine fleet from Constantinople under its commander Paul, the governor of Cephalonia, arrived in Venice by way of Dalmatia and sent a fleet detachment to anchor at Comacchio. They skirmished with the Franks, were defeated and retreated to Venice.

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