What the records say
- When
- 10 May 1041
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 41.35° N, 16.22° E
- Description
- battle in 1041 in Italy
Battle of Montemaggiore
Battle in 1041 in Italy
The Battle of Montemaggiore was fought on 4 May 1041, on the river Ofanto near Cannae in Byzantine Italy, between Lombard-Norman rebel forces and the Byzantine Empire. The Norman William Iron Arm led the offence, which was part of a greater revolt, against Michael Dokeianos, the Byzantine Catepan of Italy.
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