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Battle of Capua

Battle of Capua was a battle fought on 11 January 1348 at Capua, in what is now Italy; it lasted 4 days. It was part of Neapolitan campaigns of Louis the Great, which ran from 1347 to 1352. The recorded result: Hungarian victory; Occupation of the kingdom. Recorded strength: Cuman horse archers; heavy cavalry against Few Germans; Few Catalans; Neapolitan irregulars; 3,000 overall.

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Fondato fuori dalle mura,il "Castrum Lapidum" (Castello delle Pietre) fu inglobato nel circuito difensivo in età normanna. Più volte rimaneggiato, restano oggi i segmenti della cinta muraria, parte de. Sedicinoni, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought11 January 1348lasted 4 days
WhereCapua, Italy41.106N, 14.208E
OutcomeHungarian victory; Occupation of the kingdom
Belligerents22px Kingdom of Hungaryagainst22px Kingdom of Naples
Casualties and lossesUnknownandVery heavy
Part ofNeapolitan campaigns of Louis the Great1347 to 1352

Record

Date11 January 1348
to 15 January 1348
PlaceCapua, Italy
41.106N, 14.208E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthCuman horse archers; heavy cavalryFew Germans; Few Catalans; Neapolitan irregulars; 3,000 overall
Casualties and lossesUnknownVery heavy
Commanders
  • Niccolò Gaetano
  • Louis of Taranto
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 216 BC and 1860.

Elsewhere in 1348

Battle of Capua is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870650, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Capua (1348), revision 1370108618, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.