siege, medieval

Siege of Nefta

Name: Siege of Nefta
Location: Tunisia

Siege of Nefta was a siege conducted in 1441 in what is now Tunisia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Hafsid Victory; Nefta is incorporated into the territory Hafsid. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1441

WhereTunisia33.872N, 7.882E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeHafsid Victory; Nefta is incorporated into the territory Hafsid

BelligerentsHafsid DynastyagainstBanu Khalad

Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy

Record

Date	1441 (year precision)
Place	Tunisia 33.872N, 7.882E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Heavy
Commanders	Abu 'Amr 'Uthman

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Sidi Moumen 1907, 45 km SW
Battle of Longstop Hill 1943, 104 km E
Battle of El Guettar 1943, 111 km NE
First Battle of El Djorf 1955, 171 km N
Battle of Kasserine Passe 1943, 173 km NE

Elsewhere in 1441

Siege of Nefta is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q139505672, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Nefta, revision 1370743939, 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.