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Battle of Montemaggiore

Battle of Montemaggiore was a battle fought on 4 May 1041 at Q3861709, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Norman conquest of southern Italy, which ran from 1100 to 1200. The recorded result: Norman victory. Recorded strength: Several thousand (Brown); 18,000 (Bari Annals) against 700 Norman knights; 1,300 infantry soldiers (Humble).

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Fought4 May 1041
WhereQ3861709, Italy41.350N, 16.217E
OutcomeNorman victory
BelligerentsByzantine Empire; Varangian GuardagainstNormans; Lombard auxiliaries... who had now allied with themselves a considerable host of Italians living around the river Po and in the foothills of the Alps
Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown
Part ofNorman conquest of southern Italy1100 to 1200

Where it sits in the Norman conquest of southern Italy

Battle of Cannae (1018), 1018Battle of Olivento, 1041Battle of Montemaggiore, 1041Battle of Montepeloso, 1041Battle of Civitate, 1053Siege of Salerno, 1076Siege of Syracuse, 108610181086Battle of Montemaggiore, 1041
7 placed engagements of the Norman conquest of southern Italy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 May 1041
PlaceQ3861709, Italy
41.350N, 16.217E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthSeveral thousand (Brown); 18,000 (Bari Annals)700 Norman knights; 1,300 infantry soldiers (Humble)
Casualties and lossesHeavyUnknown
Commanders
  • William Iron Arm
  • Rainulf Drengot
Battle of MontemaggioreBattle of MontemaggioreBattle of Cannae (1018)Battle of CannaeBattle of CanusiumBarletta ChallengeSiege of Canosa di PugliaBattle of CanusiumSiege of Canosa di PugliaNaplesSalernoPescaraTarantoLecceFoggiaBrindisiBenevento100 km41.350N, 16.217E
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Battle of Montemaggiore is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3636537, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Montemaggiore, revision 1370269735, 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.