battle, notable, medieval
Battle of Tagliacozzo
Battle of Tagliacozzo was a battle fought on 23 August 1268 at Palentine Plains, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Crusade against the Hohenstaufen, which ran from 1240 to 1268. The recorded result: Guelph victory. Recorded strength: 3,000–5,000 against 5,000–6,000.
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Where it sits in the Crusade against the Hohenstaufen
Record
| Date | 23 August 1268 | |
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| Place | Palentine Plains, Italy 42.066N, 13.257E | |
| Kind | Battle, medieval | |
| Strength | 3,000–5,000 | 5,000–6,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Heavy | Heavy |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Asculum 89 BC, 25 km E
- Battle of Fucine Lake 89 BC, 25 km E
- Battle of Corbio 446 BC, 43 km SW
- Battle of Montelibretti 1867, 44 km W
- Battle of Sacriporto 82 BC, 44 km SW
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Benevento 26 February 1266
- All 4 engagements of Crusade against the Hohenstaufen
Elsewhere in 1268
- Battle of Wesenberg Estonia
- Siege of Antioch Turkey
- Fall of Jaffa Israel
- Battle of Telagh Algeria
- Fall of Beaufort Castle Lebanon
Battle of Tagliacozzo 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 Q1894062, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tagliacozzo, revision 1370590369, 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.