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Battle of Gagliano 1300

Battle of Gagliano: Gagliano castello
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1300Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationItalyNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictWar of the Sicilian VespersWikidata P361
ParticipantsKingdom of Naples, Kingdom of SicilyWikidata P710
Coordinates37.7167, 14.5333Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Gagliano was a military engagement between the forces of the Kingdom of Sicily and the Angevin Kingdom of Naples. Fought in early 1300 during the War of the Sicilian Vespers, the battle involved the entrapment and routing of a Angevin heavy cavalry detachment by a Sicilian force near the fortified town of Gagliano Castelferrato in central Sicily.

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Location

37.7167, 14.5333 · Italy

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