Battle of Saint George

Battle of Saint George
Part of the Byzantine–Frankish conflicts of the Frankokratia

Map of the Peloponnese (Morea) in the Middle Ages.
Date9 September 1320[1]
Location37°26′26″N 22°01′07″E / 37.44056°N 22.01861°E / 37.44056; 22.01861 or 37°23′22″N 22°01′39″E / 37.38944°N 22.02750°E / 37.38944; 22.02750[2]
Result Byzantine victory
Territorial
changes
Arcadia firmly under Byzantine control
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire Principality of Achaea
Commanders and leaders
Andronikos Asen Frederick Trogisio
Bartholomew II Ghisi (POW)
James of Cyprus, Bishop of Olena Surrendered
Commander of the Teutonic Knights 
Commander of the Knights of St. John
Strength
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Saint George took place on 9 September 1320 between the Latin Principality of Achaea and the forces of the Byzantine governor of Mystras, at the fortress of Saint George in Skorta in Arcadia. As a result of the battle, Arcadia, the heartland of the Morea, came firmly under Byzantine control.

  1. ^ Bon 1969, p. 202 (note 2).
  2. ^ Bon 1969, pp. 386–387.