battle, medieval

Battle of Cingoli

Name: Battle of Cingoli
Location: Italy

Battle of Cingoli was a battle fought in 1250 in what is now Italy. The recorded result: Imperial victory; Imperial authority restored over much of the March of Ancona.

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Fought1250

WhereItaly43.386N, 13.227E

OutcomeImperial victory; Imperial authority restored over much of the March of Ancona

Belligerents20px Holy Roman Empire; 20px Kingdom of Sicily; 20px Ghibellinesagainst20px Papal States; 20px Guelphs

Casualties and lossesFew hundred killed or woundedand2,000 killed, wounded or captured

Record

Date	1250 (year precision)
Place	Italy 43.386N, 13.227E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	2,000–3,000 men; Imperial cavalry and retainers; Ghibelline communal infantry and cavalry	3,000–4,000 men; Papal troops; Guelph communal contingents
Casualties and losses	Few hundred killed or wounded	2,000 killed, wounded or captured
Commanders	Pietro Capocci

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Filottrano 1944, 11 km NE
Battle of Montecarotto 1944, 13 km SE
Battle of Tolentino 1815, 20 km S
Siege of Macerata in 1377 1377, 21 km SE
Battle of Castelfidardo 1860, 23 km SE

Elsewhere in 1250

Battle of Cingoli is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870749, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cingoli, revision 1373336268, 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.