battle, medieval

Battle of Troia

Name: Battle of Troia
Location: Troia, Italy

Battle of Troia was a battle fought in 1462 at Troia, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Troia. It was part of conspiracy of the Barons. The recorded result: Victory of the army of King Ferrante d'Aragona.

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Fought1462

WhereTroia, Italy41.367N, 15.300E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeVictory of the army of King Ferrante d'Aragona

Belligerentsclass=noviewer|23x23px Army of King Ferdinand I of Naplesagainstclass=noviewer|23x23px Army of John II, Duke of Lorraine

Part ofconspiracy of the Barons

Where it sits in conspiracy of the Barons

4 placed engagements of conspiracy of the Barons in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1462 (year precision)
Place	Troia, Italy 41.367N, 15.300E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	50 squadrons of cavalry (2,000 to 4,000 cavalrymen); 2,000 infantry; 700 Albanian horses and 1,000 Albanian veteran infantrymen	Angevins described as having a "numerical advantage"; 2,500+ Angevin Infantry; Unknown number of cavalry, likely around 3,000 to 4,000
Casualties and losses	500 to 1,000 casualties estimate	"Heavy losses"; 2,000 to 4,000 casualties estimate; 150 prisoners
Commanders	Ferdinand I of Naples Alessandro Sforza Roberto Sanseverino d'Aragona Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg Alberto Visconti Roberto Orsini	John II, Duke of Lorraine Ercole I d'Este Giovanni Antonio Orsini del Balzo Jacopo Piccinino Niccolò di Pitigliano Giovanni Cossa

Placed at Troia; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Arpi 213 BC, 25 km NE
Battle of Asculum 279 BC, 27 km SE
Battle of Ascoli 1392, 27 km SE
Battle of Herdonia 210 BC, 28 km E
Battle of Herdonia 212 BC, 28 km E

In the same war

Before: Battle of Tordino 1460
After: Siege of Vasto 1464
All 4 engagements of conspiracy of the Barons

Elsewhere in 1462

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Battle of Świecino Poland
Eighth siege of Gibraltar United Kingdom
Battle of Seckenheim Germany
Siege of Barcelona Spain

Battle of Troia is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85859822, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Troia, revision 1370786165, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.