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Siege of Augusta

Siege of Augusta was a siege conducted on 1 May 1287 at Augusta, in what is now Italy. It was part of the War of the Sicilian Vespers, which ran from 1282 to 1302.

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Nova cronica. f.127r (1.VIII,69), ms. Chigiano L VIII 296. Viatge de Pere III d'Aragó envers Trapani (Sicília).
Nova cronica. f.127r (1.VIII,69), ms. Chigiano L VIII 296. Viatge de Pere III d'Aragó envers Trapani (Sicília).. Giovanni Villani, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date1 May 1287
PlaceAugusta, Italy
37.250N, 15.217E
Part ofWar of the Sicilian Vespers (1282 to 1302)
KindSiege, medieval
ParticipantsNavy of the Crown of Aragon
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In the same war

Siege of Augusta is one of 386 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 626 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q15890862, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.