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and deceive the enemy; and the final division, which Charles led along with the
veteran crusader, Erard of Valery (who was referred to by the Italians as "Allardo di
Valleri" , was composed of French veteran knights—this final division was hidden
by Charles at Valery's advice, in order to constitute a tactical surprise against the
Hohenstaufen forces.
On the morning of August 23, the two armies moved against each other, Enrico of
Castile, open hostilities, forced the two enemies to flee and killed Marshal Henry of
Courances believing he was the king, seeing that bore the insignia and then gave
chase to the bulk of Provence and of the Guelphs who had fled up to the Albe.
Even Corrado of Antioch and Galvano Lancia entered the battle and attacked the
French troops violently destroyed. In the belief that King Charles had died and the
victory won, many Swabians soldiers, dismounted, they began to strip the slain. At
this point, Charles of Anjou who had seen it all from his hill, came between the
surprised and disarmed Swabians and after a tough fight defeated them. Even
Enrico of Castile, when he returned from chasing after a strenuous struggle was
defeated. Charles of Anjou had so won a battle that cost a total of four deaths. In
the battle of Tagliacozzo, August 23, 1268, the great dream of Corradino went broke
forever. Many of the Swabian knights, after the unfortunate battle, they manage to
escape and among them there were also Galvano Lancia, Frederick of Baden and
the same Corradino. Corrado of Antioch instead he did not fled and at the head of
a group of Tuscan knights tried an extreme resistance, but after a hard fight, in
which he behaved like a true hero, he was surrounded and taken prisoner by the
French.
In the following days, Charles of Anjou, and his horsemen, sent in pursuit, returned
with many prisoners and among them he found himself ENRICO of CASTILE (his
cousin) delivered by the Abbot of Monte Cassino which had asked for hospitality.
But there was not Corradino. On the advice of his loyalists when he saw lost the
battle began to safety with the Duke Frederick of Austria, with accounts Gualfresco,
Galvano Lancia Lancia and Jailbird, Gerardo and Galvano Donoratico of Pisa,
Marshal Kroff, Fedrico of Baden with a retinue of five hundred horsemen, safe
refuge in the Castle of Saracinesco.
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