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Battle of Ponza (1435)
| Battle of Ponza | |||||||
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| Part of Aragonese conquest of Naples | |||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:V._Corso_-_Battle_of_Ponza.png) The surrender of Alfonso | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Duchy of Milan Republic of Genoa [1][2][3][4][5] |
Crown of Aragon [6][2][3][5] | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Filippo Visconti Biagio Assereto Jacopo Giustiniani [1][2][5][8][9] |
Alfonso V of Aragon King of Aragon (POW) John II of Aragon King of Navarre (POW) Henry of Aragon Prince Infante (POW) [6][1][3][9][10] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Genoese fleet: 3 galleys 13 vessels 2,400 soldiers [10][11][12] |
Aragonese fleet: 11 galleys 14 vessels 6,000 soldiers [10][11][12] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 90 killed[8] |
600 killed[8] ~100 Aragonese nobles captured [7][10] 13 vessels lost[1][2] | ||||||
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,[13] which was currently under threat from the King of Aragon.[14]
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