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Siege of Alghero

Siege of Alghero was a siege conducted in May 1354 at Alghero, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Venetian–Genoese Wars, which ran from 1256 to 1381.

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Alghero - Panorama
Alghero - Panorama. Gianni Careddu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtMay 1354
WhereAlghero, Italy40.556N, 8.322E
Part ofVenetian–Genoese Wars1256 to 1381

Where it sits in the Venetian–Genoese Wars

Siege of Oreoi, 1351Siege of Pera, 1352Siege of Alghero, 1354Battle of Sapienza, 135413511354Siege of Alghero, 1354
4 placed engagements of the Venetian–Genoese Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateMay 1354 (month precision)
to October 1354
PlaceAlghero, Italy
40.556N, 8.322E
KindSiege, medieval
ParticipantsRepublic of Genoa, Crown of Aragon, Republic of Venice
Siege of AlgheroSiege of AlgheroBattle of Porto ConteBattle of MacomerBattle of d’AsinaraBattle of Aidu de TurduBattle of UrasBattle of Porto ConteBattle of MacomerBattle of d’AsinaraBattle of UrasSassariOlbia100 km40.556N, 8.322E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1354

Siege of Alghero is one of 387 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 626 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16164469, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.