Battle of Troia

Battle of Troia
Part of Conspiracy of the Barons

Depiction of the Battle of Troia in 1462 on a door of the bronze door of the Castel Nuovo in Naples
Date18 August 1462
Location
Between Orsara and Troia, Kingdom of Naples
Result Victory of the army of King Ferrante d'Aragona
Belligerents
Army of King Ferdinand I of Naples Army of John II, Duke of Lorraine
Commanders and leaders

Ferdinand I of Naples

Alessandro Sforza

Roberto Sanseverino d'Aragona

Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg

Alberto Visconti

Roberto Orsini

Matteo di Capua

Innico I d'Avalos

Antonio Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi

John II, Duke of Lorraine

Ercole I d'Este

Giovanni Antonio Orsini del Balzo

Jacopo Piccinino

Niccolò Orsini

Giovanni Cossa

Giulio Antonio I Acquaviva d'Aragona

Federico II di Vaudémont

Marino Marzano
Strength

50 Squadrons of cavalry (2,000-4,000 cavalrymen)

2 000 Infantry

700 Albanian horses, and 1000 Albanian veteran infantrymen

Angevins described as having a "numerical advantage"

2,500+ Angevin Infantry

Unknown number of cavalry, likely around 3,000-4,000
Casualties and losses
500-1000 Casulaties estimate

"Heavy losses"

2000-4000 Casulaties estimate 150 Prisioners

The Battle of Troia was a major battle that took place on 18 August 1462 in the countryside of the Daunia Sub-Apennines, between the cities Orsara and Troia, in the Kingdom of Naples. The clash saw the armies of King Ferrante of Aragon and the pretender to the throne John of Anjou-Valois clash for the throne of Naples. This battle marked a turning point.