| 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 | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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15–20,000 (Chronicle of the Morea) few thousand (modern estimates) | 300 or 312 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Light | ||||||
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.