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Civitate

Battle Name : Civitate

Date(s) : 18 June 1053

Part of : Norman Conqest of Southern Italy ,

Outcome : A victory for Norman Italian Army over Pope Leo IX coalition army

Type of battle : Land

The Pope's army was waiting for a link up with the Byzantine army. The Normans, who were almost all cavalry, split into three divisions. The Pope's army was arranged in two wings. The first division drove off the left wing of their opponents and the other two divisions engaged the right wing [a much stronger group]. The first division returned to take the Pope's men in the rear.
A crushing and significant Norman victory.

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