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Battle of Montecatini

The Battle of Montecatini was fought in the Val di Nievole on 29 August 1315 between the Republic of Pisa, and the forces of both the Kingdom of Naples and the Republic of Florence.[2] The army of Pisa, commanded by Uguccione della Faggiuola, won a victory.[2] The Neapolitan forces, made up of 3200 cavalry and 30,000-60,000 infantry, were commanded by Philip I of Taranto, while the Pisan forces consisted of 3000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry.[2]

Battle of Montecatini
Date29 August 1315
Location
Result Pisan victory
Belligerents
 Republic of Pisa Republic of Florence
Kingdom of Naples
Commanders and leaders
Uguccione della Faggiuola Philip I of Taranto
Peter, Count of Eboli and Gravina [1]
Strength
3,000 cavalry
20,000 infantry
3,200 cavalry
30,000-60,000 infantry

Philip survived the battle, his eldest son Charles of Taranto and his brother Peter, Count of Eboli and Gravina, were both killed in the fight.[2] Additional deaths included members of 114 Florentine noble families. Francesco della Faggiuola, son of Uguccione, was killed possibly in personal combat with Charles of Taranto.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kelly 2003, p. 228.
  2. ^ a b c d e Armstrong 1932, p. 40.

Sources

  • Armstrong, Edward (1932). "Italy in the Time of Dante". In Gwatkin, Henry Melvill; Whitney, James Pounder; Tanner, Joseph Robson; Previté-Orton, Charles William; Brooke, Zachary Nugent (eds.). The Cambridge Medieval History. Vol. 7: Decline of Empire and Papacy. Cambridge University Press.
  • Kelly, Samantha (2003). The New Solomon: Robert of Naples (1309-1343) and Fourteenth-Century Kingship. Brill.


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