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Battle of Cascina

Battle of Cascina was a battle fought in 1364 at Cascina, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cascina. The recorded result: Florentine victory. Recorded strength: 15,000 (4,000 knights, 11,000 infantrymen) against Approximately 5,000 men (800 English, 4,000 Pisan levies).

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Fought1364
WhereCascina, Italy43.680N, 10.500E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFlorentine victory
BelligerentsRepublic of FlorenceagainstRepublic of Pisa
Casualties and lossesUnknownand2,000

Record

Date1364 (year precision)
PlaceCascina, Italy
43.680N, 10.500E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength15,000 (4,000 knights, 11,000 infantrymen)Approximately 5,000 men (800 English, 4,000 Pisan levies)
Casualties and lossesUnknown2,000
Commanders
  • Galeotto Malatesta
Battle of CascinaBattle of CascinaBattle of Campo delle MoscheBattle of Foce PisanaSiege of LuccaSiege of LuccaBattle of AltopascioBattle of Campo delle MoscheBattle of Foce PisanaSiege of LuccaGenoaBolognaParmaPerugiaRavennaFerraraArezzoSiena100 km43.680N, 10.500E
Placed at Cascina; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1364

Battle of Cascina is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2259031, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cascina, revision 1370436444, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.