Battle of Neopatras

Battle of Neopatras
Part of the Byzantine-Latin Wars
Map of the Byzantine Empire and the Latin states in southern Greece c. 1278
Date 1274/75 (or 1272/73) Location Neopatras (modern Ypati in Phthiotis, Greece) Result Byzantine defeat
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire	Principality of Thessaly Duchy of Athens
Commanders and leaders
John Palaiologos Alexios Kaballarios †	John I Doukas John I de la Roche
Strength
reportedly ~30,000	300–500

The Battle of Neopatras was fought in the early 1270s between a Byzantine army besieging the city of Neopatras and the forces of John I Doukas, ruler of Thessaly. The battle was a rout for the Byzantine army, which was caught by surprise and defeated by a much smaller but more disciplined force.