battle, major, medieval
Battle of Muret
Battle of Muret was a battle fought on 12 September 1213 at Muret, in what is now France. It was part of the Albigensian Crusade, which ran from 1209 to 1229. The recorded result: French Crusader victory.
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Record
| Date | 12 September 1213 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Muret, France 43.461N, 1.327E | |
| Part of | Albigensian Crusade (1209 to 1229) | |
| Kind | Battle, medieval | |
| Result | French Crusader victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of France; Northern French Crusaders | Crown of Aragon; County of Toulouse; County of Comminges; County of Foix; Viscounty of Carcassonne |
| Commanders | Simon de Montfort the Elder; Bouchard de Marly; Guillaume des Barres; Guillaume de Contres | Peter II of Aragon; Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse; Raymond-Roger, Count of Foix |
| Strength | 1,000–1,700 men; 240–260 knights; 500–700 mounted sergeants; 300–700 infantry | Modern estimates: No more than 10,000 fighting men; 16,900–22,100 men; 4,000–8,000 men; 1,000–2,000 Aragonese and Catalan knights and mounted sergeants; 1,000–2,000 Occitan knights and mounted sergeants; Several thousand infantry |
| Casualties and losses | Light (less than 100 total casualties); Reportedly only 4 or 9 killed (1 knight and 3 or 8 sergeants) | Many thousands killed (King Peter II included); Unknown wounded or captured |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Pech-David 1799, 14 km
- Battle of Toulouse AD 721, 18 km
- Battle of Toulouse 1814, 19 km
- Siege of Toulouse AD 844, 19 km
- Siege of Tolosa AD 439, 19 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Castelnòu d'Arri August 1211
- After: Siege of Casseneuil 1214
- All 21 engagements of Albigensian Crusade
Elsewhere in 1213
- Battle of Damme Belgium
- Battle of Steppes Belgium
- Battle of Casei Gerola Italy
- Siege of Tournoël France
- Sieges of Lille France
Battle of Muret is one of 386 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1354080, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Muret, revision 1382679927, 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.