Battle of Ponza (1435)
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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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Battle of Ponza | |||||||
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Part of Aragon's Conquest of Naples | |||||||
The surrender of Alfonso | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Duchy of Milan Republic of Genoa [3][4][5][6][7] |
Crown of Aragon [2][4][5][7] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Filippo Visconti Biagio Assereto Jacopo Giustiniani [3][4][7][8][9] |
Alfonso V of Aragon King of Aragon (POW) John II of Aragon King of Navarre (POW) Henry of Aragon Prince Infante (POW) [2][3][5][9][10] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
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 [1][10] 13 vessels lost[3][4] |
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