Liberation of Achaea (Premysloides Dynasty)



  Battle of Thessaloniky     

Combatants  Imperial Forces <td style="border-top: 1px solid #999999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999999;" class="infoboxcell" width="50%"> Anti-Imperial Forces <th style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; background:#B4C5E3;" colspan="2">Commanders <tr style="spacing-top:0px; spacing-bottom:0px; vertical-align:top; background:#F0F0F0;"><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999;" class="infoboxcell" width="50%"> Emperor Romanos IV <td style="border-top: 1px solid #999999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999999;" class="infoboxcell" width="50%"> Doge Jacopo Tiepolo (not present) <th style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; background:#B4C5E3;" colspan="2">Strength <tr style="spacing-top:0px; spacing-bottom:0px; vertical-align:top; background:#F0F0F0;"><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999;" class="infoboxcell" width="50%"> Imperial Forces (during siege):
 * Nicean Empire
 * Imperial Army
 * Bulgaria
 * Holy Roman Empire
 * Varangian Guard
 * Mercenaries
 * Republic of Genoa
 * Local militia
 * Republic of Venice
 * Latin Empire
 * Crusader Army
 * Papal Corps
 * Sicily Army
 * Latin volunteers
 * Latin League
 * Stratégos Severus Septimius Flavius †
 * Stratégos Alexios Strategopulos (WIA)
 * Admiral Philantropenos
 * Frederick II. Hohenstauf
 * Konstantin I. Tikh
 * General Raniero Dandolo †
 * Emperor Baldwin II †
 * Charles of Anjou †
 * Admiral Andrea Dandolo †
 * Oberstleutenant Paolo Maggio †
 * Unknown siege weapons officer †
 * 4,000 infantry
 * 1,000 cataphracts
 * 5,000 volunteers

Imperial Forces (after reinforcements):
 * 17,000 infantry
 * 8,000 Holy Roman Empire knights and cavalry
 * 12,000 Bulgarian soldiers
 * 1,500 Varangians
 * 3,000 mercenaries
 * 85 war galleys

Total: +51,000 infantry and cavalry <td style="border-top: 1px solid #999999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999999;" class="infoboxcell" width="50%"> Anti-Imperial forces:
 * 10,000 Venetian troops
 * 5,000 Latin Empire troops
 * 6,000 heavy cavalry
 * 5,000 mercenaries and volunteers
 * 2,000 Crusaders
 * 4,000 Papal soldiers
 * 50 war galleys

Total: 32,000 troops <th style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; background:#B4C5E3;" colspan="2">Casualties and Losses <tr style="spacing-top:0px; spacing-bottom:0px; vertical-align:top; background:#F0F0F0;"><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999;" class="infoboxcell" width="50%"> 3,000 killed and wounded <td style="border-top: 1px solid #999999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999999;" class="infoboxcell" width="50%"> 30,000 killed, 2,000 wounded, captured and enslaved