Editing Battle of Benevento (section)

=== Ghibelline forces ===
Manfred's army was composed of very heterogeneous elements. His infantry was essentially composed of [[Saracen]] archers set up in the fore. Behind them was his first battle, the best of his troops, consisting of 1,200 German mercenary knights and men-at-arms, clad not only in the usual mail-shirt and gambeson, but also [[Coat of plates|coats of plates]], a type of armour that was just beginning to come into fashion. They were commanded by his cousin [[Giordano d'Anglano]] and Galvano of Anglona. The second battle consisted of around 1,000 Italian mercenary cavalry and 300 to 400 Saracen light horsemen, commanded by his uncle Galvano Lancia.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Oman|first=Charles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ue5hyJlCGzcC&q=charles+oman+battle+of+muret&pg=PT553|title=A History of the Art of War: The Middle Ages from the Fourth to the Fourteenth Century|year=2012|publisher=Tales End Press|isbn=978-1-62358-003-2|pages=556|language=en}}</ref> The third battle consisted of the barons of Manfred's kingdom, and numbered 1,400 knights and men-at-arms, under his personal command. Manfred stayed with the Italo-Norman noblemen and they did not form his reserve for nothing. He distrusted them.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Oman|first=Charles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ue5hyJlCGzcC&q=charles+oman+battle+of+muret&pg=PT553|title=A History of the Art of War: The Middle Ages from the Fourth to the Fourteenth Century|date=2012|publisher=Tales End Press|isbn=978-1-62358-003-2|pages=556–557|language=en}}</ref>

Manfred's forces enjoyed a slight numerical superiority and a strong defensive position across the Calore.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Tucker|first=Spencer C.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h5_tSnygvbIC&q=spencer+tucker+battle+of+muret&pg=PA269|title=A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East [6 volumes]: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East|date=2009|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-85109-672-5|pages=286|language=en}}</ref>