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Topic: Saint Sabas, War of (Venetian-Genoese War of 1256-70)
Location: Yining (Kuldja) Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (Sinkiang) China

Saint Sabas, War of (Venetian-Genoese War of 1256-70)

Years: 1256 - 1270

The War of Saint Sabas or San Saba (1256–1270) is a conflict between the Mediterranean maritime republics of Genoa (aided by Philip of Monfort, John of Arsuf, and the Knights Hospitaller) and Venice (aided by the Count of Jaffa and the Knights Templar).

“The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward...This is not a philosophical or political argument—any oculist will tell you this is true. The wider the span, the longer the continuity, the greater is the sense of duty in individual men and women, each contributing their brief life's work to the preservation..."

― Winston S. Churchill, Speech (March 2, 1944)