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#AndreaDandolo (died September 1298) was a Venetian nobleman and admiral. He served as the commander of the Venetian fleet during the #BattleOfCurzola on 8 September 1298, a major naval conflict between the #RepublicOfVenice and the #RepublicOfGenoa. The battle ended in a disastrous defeat for Venice. Among those captured during the battle was #MarcoPolo, who reportedly began writing his #Travels while imprisoned. Dandolo was also taken prisoner by the Genoese.