Battle of Prinitza
The Battle of Prinitza was fought in 1263 between the forces of the Byzantine Empire, marching to capture Andravida, the capital of the Latin Principality of Achaea, and a small Achaean force. The Achaeans launched a surprise attack on the greatly superior and overconfident Byzantine force, defeated and scattered it, saving the principality from conquest.
| Battle of Prinitza | |||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine-Latin Wars | |||||||
Map of the Peloponnese (Morea) in the Middle Ages. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Byzantine Empire | Principality of Achaea | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Constantine Palaiologos | John of Katavas | ||||||
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15–20,000 (Chronicle of the Morea) few thousand (modern estimates) | 300 or 312 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Light | ||||||
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