Battle of Neopatras
| Battle of Neopatras | |||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine-Latin Wars | |||||||
Map of the Byzantine Empire and the Latin states in southern Greece c. 1278 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Byzantine Empire |
Principality of Thessaly Duchy of Athens | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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John Palaiologos Alexios Kaballarios † |
John I Doukas John I de la Roche | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Reportedly ~30,000 | 300–500 | ||||||
The Battle of Neopatras was fought in the early 1270s between a Byzantine army besieging the city of Neopatras and the forces of John I Doukas, ruler of Thessaly. The battle was a rout for the Byzantine army, which was caught by surprise and defeated by a much smaller but more disciplined force.