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Battle of Muret

Battle of Muret was a battle fought on 12 September 1213 at Muret, in what is now France. It was part of the Albigensian Crusade, which ran from 1209 to 1229. The recorded result: French Crusader victory.

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Battle of Muret, 1213
Battle of Muret, 1213. anonimous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought12 September 1213
WhereMuret, France43.461N, 1.327E
OutcomeFrench Crusader victory
BelligerentsKingdom of France; Northern French CrusadersagainstCrown of Aragon; County of Toulouse; County of Comminges; County of Foix; Viscounty of Carcassonne
Part ofAlbigensian Crusade1209 to 1229

Where it sits in the Albigensian Crusade

Siege of Bigaroque, 1209Siege of Casseneuil, 1209Massacre at Béziers, 1209Siege of Carcassonne, 1209Siege of Puisserguier, 1210Siege of Puivert, 1210Siege of Bram, 1210Siege of Miramont Castle, 1210Siege of Preixan, 1210Siege of Montlaur, 1210Siege of Minerve, 1210Siege of Termes, 1210Siege of Auterive, 1211Siege of Montferrand, 1211Siege of Cassés, 1211Siege of Lavaur, 1211Siege of Toulouse, 1211Siege of Castelnòu d'Arri, 1211Siege of Penne-d'Agenais, 1212Siege of Cahuzac, 1212Siege of Briatexte, 1212Siege of Puylaurens, 1212Siege of Saint-Antonin, 1212Siege of Saint-Michel-de-Lanès, 1212Siege of Moissac, 1212Siege of Saint-Marcel, 1212Battle of Muret, 1213Siege of Casseneuil, 1214Siege of Marmande, 1214Siege of Severac, 1214Siege of Beaucaire, 1216Siege of Crest, 1217Battle of Salvetat, 1217Siege of Toulouse, 1217Siege of Meilhan, 1218Siege of Marmande, 1219Siege of Toulouse, 1219Siege of Lavaur, 1220Siege of Castelnaudary, 1220Siege of Puylaurens, 1220Siege of Montréal, 1221Siege of Carcassonne, 1223Siege of Lombers, 1223Siege of Mirepoix, 1223Siege of Auterive, 1226Siege of Avignon, 1226Siege of Labécède, 1227Siege of Castro Sarreceno, 1228Siege of Montségur, 1243Battle of Montjuèi, 141112091411Battle of Muret, 1213
50 placed engagements of the Albigensian Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date12 September 1213
PlaceMuret, France
43.461N, 1.327E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength1,000–1,700 men; 240–260 knights; 500–700 mounted sergeants; 300–700 infantryModern estimates: No more than 10,000 fighting men; 16,900–22,100 men; 4,000–8,000 men; 1,000–2,000 Aragonese and Catalan knights and mounted sergeants; 1,000–2,000 Occitan knights and mounted sergeants; Several thousand infantry
Casualties and lossesLight (less than 100 total casualties); Reportedly only 4 or 9 killed (1 knight and 3 or 8 sergeants)Many thousands killed (King Peter II included); Unknown wounded or captured
Commanders
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Muret
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Muret today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-10-11. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 177 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 142 to 293 m, 151 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 27% tree cover, 25% built-up, 23% cropland.

tree cover: 27%built-up: 25%cropland: 23%grassland: 22%water: 3%tree cover 27%built-up 25%cropland 23%grassland 22%water 3%
west to east, 10.0 km155 to 199 mnorth to south, 10.0 km156 to 289 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1213

Battle of Muret is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1354080, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Muret, revision 1382679927, 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.