Battle of Muret

At the Battle of Muret on September 12, 1213 the Crusading army of Simon IV de Montfort defeated the Aragonese and Catalonian forces of Peter II of Aragon.

The Battle

Simon de Montfort led an army of 800 French Crusaders, along with a small contingent of knights brought by his ally, the viscount of Corbeil. King Peter of Aragon had brought 800 to 1,000 Aragonese calvary, joined by a militia from Toulouse and armies brought by the counts of Comminges and Foix.

Related Topics:
Comminges - Foix

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Montfort divided his army into three squadrons, and then led them across the Garonne to meet the Aragonese forces. King Peter rode to the front line, forsaking his royal armor for the plain armor of a common soldier. His army was disorderly and confused. When Montfort's first squadron charged the field, the Aragonese calvary was crushed and Peter himself was unhorsed. He cried out, "I am the king!" but was killed regardless. With the realization that their king had been killed, the Aragonese forces broke in panic and fled, pursued by Montfort's Crusaders.

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