Battle of Ponza (1435)
The naval battle of Ponza was fought in early August 1435, when the Duke of Milan dispatched the Genoese navy to relieve the besieged town of Gaeta, which was currently under threat from the King of Aragon.
| Battle of Ponza | |||||||
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| Part of Aragon's Conquest of Naples | |||||||
The surrender of Alfonso | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Duchy of Milan Republic of Genoa |
Crown of Aragon | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Filippo Visconti Biagio Assereto Jacopo Giustiniani |
Alfonso V of Aragon King of Aragon (POW) John II of Aragon King of Navarre (POW) Henry of Aragon Prince Infante (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Genoese fleet: 3 galleys 13 vessels 2,400 soldiers |
Aragonese fleet: 11 galleys 14 vessels 6,000 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 90 killed |
600 killed ~100 Aragonese nobles captured 13 vessels lost | ||||||
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