Battle of Halmyros

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The Battle of Halmyros was a decisive 1311 clash in central Greece in which the Catalan Company annihilated the forces of the Duchy of Athens, reshaping the political landscape of the region.

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Battle of Halmyros canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Orchomenos ⓘ
Battle of the Cephissus ⓘ
belligerent Catalan Company ⓘ
Duchy of Athens ⓘ
casualties relatively light losses for the Catalan Company ⓘ
very heavy losses for the Duchy of Athens ⓘ
chronology took place after the Fourth Crusade and the creation of Latin states in Greece ⓘ
combatantStrength Catalan Company fielded mainly light cavalry and infantry ⓘ
Duchy of Athens fielded a large feudal cavalry force ⓘ
commander Bernat de Rocafort ⓘ
Roger Deslaur ⓘ
Walter V of Brienne ⓘ
conflictBetween Catalan Company ⓘ
Duchy of Athens ⓘ
consequence beginning of Catalan rule in the Duchy of Athens ⓘ
end of de la Roche rule in the Duchy of Athens ⓘ
major shift in the political landscape of central Greece ⓘ
date 1311-03-15 ⓘ
followedBy establishment of Catalan administration in Athens ⓘ
geographicalContext took place in the region of Thessaly and Boeotia interface ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Middle Ages ⓘ
legacy remembered as one of the most decisive battles in medieval Greek history ⓘ
location Boeotia ⓘ
Halmyros plain ⓘ
central Greece ⓘ
near the river Cephissus ⓘ
outcome annihilation of the Athenian feudal army ⓘ
partOf history of Catalan Company in Greece ⓘ
history of the Duchy of Athens ⓘ
politicalContext conflict over control of the Duchy of Athens ⓘ
precededBy service of the Catalan Company to the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
regionAffected Duchy of Athens ⓘ
Frankish Greece ⓘ
relatedTo Catalan Company ⓘ
Duchy of Athens ⓘ
Frankokratia in Greece ⓘ
linked to: Frankish Greece
result decisive Catalan victory ⓘ
significance decisive battle in the history of Latin states in Greece ⓘ
destroyed the feudal nobility of the Duchy of Athens ⓘ
marked the rise of Catalan power in Greece ⓘ
tacticsUsed heavy cavalry charge by the Duchy of Athens ⓘ
use of marshy terrain by the Catalan Company ⓘ
year 1311 ⓘ

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Duchy of Neopatras → foundedAfter → Battle of Halmyros ⓘ
Duchy of Athens → importantEvent → Battle of Halmyros ⓘ
Catalan domains in Greece → event → Battle of Halmyros ⓘ
Catalan domains in Greece → establishedAfter → Battle of Halmyros ⓘ
Walter V of Brienne → participatedIn → Battle of Halmyros ⓘ
Walter V of Brienne → causeOfDefeat → Battle of Halmyros ⓘ
Battle of the Cephissus → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Halmyros ⓘ
Halmyros plain → knownFor → Battle of Halmyros ⓘ