Battle of Montepeloso | |||||||
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Part of the Norman conquest of southern Italy | |||||||
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Lombards Normans | |||||||
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Exaugustus Boioannes (POW) | William Iron Arm | ||||||
Location within Italy |
The Battle of Montepeloso was fought on 3 September 1041 between Lombard-Norman rebel forces and the Byzantine Empire, near Montepeloso in southern Italy. The Byzantines, led by Exaugustus Boioannes, were forced into battle by the rebels, and after a day-long fight the rebels defeated the Byzantine army and captured Boioannes. The decisive rebel victory forced the Byzantines to retreat to the coastal cities, leaving the Normans and Lombards in control of the whole interior of southern Italy.
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