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Battle of Lucocisterna

Battle of Lucocisterna was a battle fought on 29 February 1324 at Elmas, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Aragonese conquest of Sardinia, which ran from 1323 to 1326. The recorded result: Aragonese victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 men-at-arms; 800 cavalry against 300+ men-at-arms; 200+ cavalry.

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Fought29 February 1324
WhereElmas, Italy39.217N, 9.117E
OutcomeAragonese victory
BelligerentsCrown of Aragon; Judicate of Arborea; MalaspinaagainstRepublic of Pisa
Part ofAragonese conquest of Sardinia1323 to 1326

Where it sits in the Aragonese conquest of Sardinia

Battle of San Gavino, 1323Siege of Castel di Castro, 1323Siege of Villa di Chiesa, 1324Battle of Lucocisterna, 1324Naval Battle of Cagliari, 1324Battle of Stampace, 1325Battle of Aidu de Turdu, 1347Battle of Sanluri, 140913231409Battle of Lucocisterna, 1324
8 placed engagements of the Aragonese conquest of Sardinia in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date29 February 1324
PlaceElmas, Italy
39.217N, 9.117E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength2,000 men-at-arms; 800 cavalry300+ men-at-arms; 200+ cavalry
Battle of LucocisternaBattle of Lucocisternabombing of Cagliari in World War IISiege of Castel di CastroBattle of StampaceBattle of QuartuBattle of Cornusbombing of Cagliari in World War IIBattle of Cornus100 km39.217N, 9.117E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1323 and 1942.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1324

Battle of Lucocisterna 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 Q1254898, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lucocisterna, revision 1370448215, 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.