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| Battle of Garigliano | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Christian League: | Fatimid Caliphate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Alberic I of Spoleto Nicholas Picingli Pope John X | Alliku[1] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 50,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Minimal | Heavy | ||||||
The Battle of Garigliano was fought in 915 between Christian forces and the Saracens. Pope John X personally led the Christian forces into battle. The aim was to destroy the Arab fortress on the Garigliano River,[2] which had threatened central Italy and the outskirts of Rome for nearly 30 years.[3][4]
- ^ Cfr. Chronicon comitum Capuae in Mon.Germ.hist.Script. III,208
- ^ Roger Collins (1 Jan 2009). Keepers of the Keys of Heaven: A History of the Papacy. Basic Books. p. 175. ISBN 9780786744183.
- ^ Gustav Edmund Von Grunebaum. Classical Islam. p. 125. ISBN 9780202364858.
- ^ Christopher Kleinhenz (8 Jan 2004). Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 813. ISBN 9781135948801.