What the records say
- When
- 27 Aug 1462
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 41.37° N, 15.30° E
- Description
- 1462 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Troia
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.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Jacopo Piccinino, partisan de Jean de Calabre, est défait lors de la bataille s'étant déroulée devant Troia par les forces d'Alessandro Sforza”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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