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Battle of Comacchio

Battle of Comacchio was a naval engagement fought in AD 809 at Comacchio, in what is now Italy. The recorded result: Frankish victory.

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Record

DateAD 809 (year precision)
PlaceComacchio, Italy
44.684N, 12.170E
KindNaval engagement, medieval
ResultFrankish victory
BelligerentsCarolingian EmpireByzantine Empire
CommandersUnknownPaul
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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.

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Elsewhere in AD 809

Battle of Comacchio is one of 105 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 626 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q55605027, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Comacchio, revision 1370437516, 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.