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Battle of Muret

19 Sep 1213 · 43.46° N, 1.33° E

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When
19 Sep 1213
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
43.46° N, 1.33° E
Description
Crusader army of Simon IV de Montfort defeated the Catharist, Aragonese and Catalan forces of Peter II of Aragon, at Muret near Toulouse

Battle of Muret

Part of the Albigensian Crusade

The Battle of Muret, fought on 12 September 1213 near Muret, 25 km (16 mi) south of Toulouse, was the last major battle of the Albigensian Crusade and one of the most notable pitched battles of the Middle Ages. Although estimates of the sizes of the respective armies vary considerably even among distinguished modern historians, it is most well known for a small force of French knights and crusaders commanded by Simon…

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