Battle of Falconeria

Timeline

1. 1299Trapani · SicilyPhilip I, son of King Charles II of Naples and Prince of Taranto, landed in Sicily from the northwest coast with about fifty galleys and many nobles and militia, besieged Trapani, and formed a pincer pressure on the Sicilian defenders together with the Angevin-Aragonese allied forces on the eastern front.
2. 1299Castro Giovanni · SicilyFacing Angevin pressure on both the eastern and western fronts, Frederick III abandoned the conservative plan of holding the fortress of Enna, mustered citizen militia and mercenaries at Castro Giovanni, and decided to take the offensive to relieve the besieged Trapani.
3. 1299Falconeria · SicilyThe two armies met on the plain of Falconeria. Frederick pinned the enemy with his left wing and counterattacked with hired Almogavar infantry; when Philip personally led the Neapolitan cavalry against the Sicilian center, his lines collapsed and he was unhorsed and captured. The Angevin western army was nearly destroyed, and Frederick entered Trapani in triumph.