Battle of Benevento
Battle between the troops of Charles of Anjou and Manfred of Sicily / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Benevento was a major medieval battle fought on 26 February 1266, near Benevento in present-day Southern Italy, between the forces of Charles I of Anjou and those of King Manfred of Sicily. Manfred's defeat and death resulted in Charles' conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily, effectively ending the rule of the Hohenstaufen dynasty in the Italian Peninsula and marking the rise of the royal Capetian House of Anjou. The engagement was part of the conflict which pitted Guelphs against Ghibellines.
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Battle of Benevento, from Giovanni Villani's Nuova Cronica | |||||||
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12,000 men[1]
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13,500–14,000 men
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Unknown but comparatively light |
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