Battle of Montaperti
1260 battle between the Italian republics of Florence and Siena / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Montaperti was fought on 4 September 1260 between Florence and Siena in Tuscany as part of the conflict between the Guelphs and Ghibellines. The Florentines were routed. It was the bloodiest battle fought in Medieval Italy, with more than 10,000 fatalities. An act of treachery during the battle is recorded by Dante Alighieri in the Inferno section of the Divine Comedy.
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Battle of Montaperti | |||||||
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Part of the conflict between the Guelphs and Ghibellines | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ghibellines:[3][4] Siena Manfred of Sicily Pisa Terni Florentine exiles |
Guelphs:[3][4] Florence Lucca Bologna Prato Orvieto San Gimignano San Miniato Volterra Colle Val d'Elsa | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Provenzano Salvani Farinata degli Uberti Giordano d'Anglano Ildebrandino Aldobrandeschi [5][6][7] |
Jacopino Rangoni † Niccolò Garzoni † [5][6][7] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
17,000 troops[5][6][8] | 33,000 troops[3][5][6] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
600 killed[9] 400 wounded[9] |
2,500 killed[3][6][10] 1,500 captured[3][6][10] |
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