Battle of Montepeloso

Battle of Montepeloso
Part of the Norman conquest of southern Italy
Date3 September 1041
Location
Monte Siricolo, near Montepeloso, Byzantine Italy
40°45′0.000″N 16°13′59.999″E / 40.75000000°N 16.23333306°E / 40.75000000; 16.23333306
Result Lombard-Norman victory
Belligerents

Byzantine Empire

Lombards
Normans
Commanders and leaders
Exagustus (POW) William Iron Arm
Battle of Montepeloso is located in Italy
Battle of Montepeloso
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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.