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Battle of Montaperti

Battle of Montaperti was a battle fought on 4 September 1260 at Siena, in what is now Italy. It was part of Q1140335. The recorded result: Decisive Ghibelline victory. Recorded strength: 17,000 troops against 33,000 troops.

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Fought4 September 1260
WhereSiena, Italy43.315N, 11.439E
OutcomeDecisive Ghibelline victory
BelligerentsGhibellines: Siena; Manfred of Sicily; Pisa; Terni; Florentine exilesagainstGuelphs: Florence; Lucca; Bologna; Prato; Orvieto; San Gimignano; San Miniato; Volterra; Colle Val d'Elsa; Grosseto
Casualties and losses600 killed; 400 woundedand2,500 killed; 1,500 captured
Part ofQ1140335

Where it sits in Q1140335

Battle of Volta Mantovana, 1080Battle of Sorbara, 1084Battle of Bianello, 1092Battle of Santa Lucia delle Spianate, 1145Battle of the Vernavola, 1154Siege of Tortona, 1155Siege of Milan, 1158Siege of Crema, 1159Battle of Siziano, 1159Battle of Carcano, 1160Siege of Milan, 1161Battle of Monte Porzio, 1167Siege of Alessandria, 1174Battle of Legnano, 1176Battle of Calcinato, 1201Battle of Casei Gerola, 1213Battle of Cortenuova, 1237Siege of Brescia, 1238Siege of Faenza, 1240Battle of Giglio, 1241Siege of Viterbo, 1243Battle of Florence, 1248Battle of Parma, 1248Battle of Fossalta, 1249Battle of Foggia, 1254Battle of Cassano, 1259Battle of Montaperti, 1260Battle of Colle Val d'Elsa, 1269Battle of Roccavione, 1275Battle of Desio, 1277Battle of Sperlinga, 1283Battle of Pieve al Toppo, 1288Battle of Campaldino, 1289Battle of Catanzaro, 1297Siege of Syracuse, 1298Siege of Pavia, 1302Battle of Gaggiano, 1313Siege of Pavia, 1315Battle of Ponte San Pietro, 1315Siege of Mirandola, 1321Battle of Bardi, 1321Battle of Gorgonzola, 1323Battle of Vaprio d'Adda, 1324Battle of Altopascio, 1325Battle of Zappolino, 1325Battle of Gamenario, 1345Battle of Casorate, 1356Battle of Solara, 1363Battle of Alessandria, 139110801391Battle of Montaperti, 1260
49 placed engagements of Q1140335 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 September 1260
PlaceSiena, Italy
43.315N, 11.439E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength17,000 troops33,000 troops
Casualties and losses600 killed; 400 wounded2,500 killed; 1,500 captured
Commanders
  • Farinata degli Uberti
  • Giordano d'Agliano
Battle of MontapertiBattle of MontapertiBattle of Colle Val d'ElsaSiege of Colle di Val d'ElsaBattle of Poggio ImperialeBattle of Pieve al ToppoFirst Battle of ClusiumBattle of Poggio ImperialeFirst Battle of ClusiumFlorenceBolognaPisaRavennaAnconaL'AquilaBastiaSan Marino100 km43.315N, 11.439E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Montaperti
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Montaperti today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-09-10. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 235 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 168 to 391 m, 223 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 52% cropland, 22% tree cover, 20% grassland.

cropland: 52%tree cover: 22%grassland: 20%built-up: 4%cropland 52%tree cover 22%grassland 20%built-up 4%
west to east, 10.0 km190 to 265 mnorth to south, 10.0 km180 to 276 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1260

Battle of Montaperti is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q587095, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Montaperti, revision 1379826818, 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.