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Battle of Montecatini

Battle of Montecatini was a battle fought in 1315 in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Pisan victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 cavalry; 20,000 infantry against 3,200 cavalry; 30,000–60,000 infantry.

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Filippo di Taranto Uguccione della Faggiola
Filippo di Taranto Uguccione della Faggiola. Giovanni Villani, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1315
WhereItaly43.883N, 10.771E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePisan victory
BelligerentsRepublic of PisaagainstRepublic of Florence; Kingdom of Naples

Record

Date1315 (year precision)
PlaceItaly
43.883N, 10.771E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength3,000 cavalry; 20,000 infantry3,200 cavalry; 30,000–60,000 infantry
Commanders
  • Uguccione della Faggiuola
  • Philip I of Taranto
  • Peter Tempesta
Battle of MontecatiniBattle of MontecatiniBattle of AltopascioBattle of GavinanaSiege of LuccaSiege of LuccaBattle of San RomanoBattle of GavinanaSiege of LuccaBattle of San RomanoGenoaBolognaPisaParmaLivornoPerugiaRavennaFerrara100 km43.883N, 10.771E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1315

Battle of Montecatini 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 Q946298, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Montecatini, revision 1384186315, 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.