In 1030 there arrived William and Drogo, the two eldest sons of Tancred of Hauteville, a petty noble of Coutances in Normandy.
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The Norman William Iron Arm led the offence, which was part of a greater revolt, against Michael Doukeianos, the Byzantine Catepan of Italy.
Before the battle, the Normans and Lombards agreed on chosing Atenulf, Prince of Benevento as their new leader, while the Byzantine Catepan Michael Doukeianos was replaced by Exaugustus Boioannes.