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Siege of Asselt

Siege of Asselt was a siege conducted in AD 882 at Roermond, in what is now Netherlands. The recorded result: Frankish victory; Godfrid became a vassal of Charles the Fat and converted to Christianity. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 882
WhereRoermond, Netherlands51.194N, 5.987E
OutcomeFrankish victory; Godfrid became a vassal of Charles the Fat and converted to Christianity.
BelligerentsEast FranciaagainstKingdom of Denmark
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

DateAD 882 (year precision)
PlaceRoermond, Netherlands
51.194N, 5.987E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Charles the Fat
  • Godfrid, Duke of Frisia
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in AD 882

Siege of Asselt is one of 169 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 237 in present-day Netherlands.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3625448, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Asselt, revision 1370739023, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.