Battle of Stilo
982 battle between the Holy Roman Empire and the Emirate of Sicily / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Battle of Crotone" redirects here. For the battle of the Second Punic war, see Battle of Crotona.
For the battle called "Punta Stilo", see Battle of Calabria.
The Battle of Stilo (also known as Cape Colonna and Crotone) was fought on 13 or 14 July 982 near Crotone in Calabria between the forces of Holy Roman Emperor Otto II and his Italo-Lombard allies and those of the Kalbid emir of Sicily, Abu'l-Qasim, who had declared a holy war against the Germans. Some sources claim that the Muslims received support from the Byzantines, in retaliation for Otto's invasion of their province of Apulia, but this is unconfirmed[citation needed].
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Battle of Stilo | |||||||
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Warrior of the Fatimid / Kalbid period 11th century Sicily | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Holy Roman Empire Principality of Benevento | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Emperor Otto II Landulf IV of Benevento † Pandulf II of Salerno † | Emir Abu'l-Qasim † | ||||||
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2,100+ armored cavalry, the rest unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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4,000 killed including many nobles | Fewer than Imperial army |
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