Battle of Taginae

Battle of Taginae
	Part of the Gothic War
	; Totila, King of the Ostrogoths; At Taginae, Totila was slain by the Gepid Lancer Asbadus.
Date	July 552
Location	Taginae, Etruria; (Gualdo Tadino, Umbria)43°14′0″N 12°47′0″E / 43.23333°N 12.78333°E
Result	Byzantine victory
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire Mercenaries: Foederati; Lombards; Heruli; Gepids;	Ostrogothic Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Narses	Totila †
Strength
20,000 men; 5,000 Lombards; 3,000 Heruli; 400 Gepids	15,000 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown, Minimal	6,000 killed
	Location within Italy Battle of Taginae (Mediterranean)

At the Battle of Taginae (also known as the Battle of Busta Gallorum) in June/July 552, the forces of the Byzantine Empire under Narses broke the power of the Ostrogoths in Italy, and paved the way for the temporary Byzantine reconquest of the Italian Peninsula.