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
Date	18 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 1,000 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
500–1,000 casualties estimate	"Heavy losses" 2,000–4,000 casualties estimate; 150 prisoners

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.