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Siege of Pavia

Siege of Pavia was a siege conducted in August AD 773 at Pavia, in what is now Italy; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Franco–Lombard War of 773–774, which ran from AD 773 to AD 744. The recorded result: Frankish Victory. Recorded strength: 10,000–40,000 against 2,500–10,000.

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Joab leading the Hebrew cavalry against the Syrians (depicted as Carolingian-era Frankish cavalry), illustration of psalm 60 Text: ET SYRIAM SOBAL·ET CONVERTIT IOAB· ET PERCUSSIT EDOM IN VALLE SALINAR
Joab leading the Hebrew cavalry against the Syrians (depicted as Carolingian-era Frankish cavalry), illustration of psalm 60 Text: ET SYRIAM SOBAL·ET CONVERTIT IOAB· ET PERCUSSIT EDOM IN VALLE SALINAR. AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAugust AD 773ran into the following year
WherePavia, Italy45.185N, 9.154E
OutcomeFrankish Victory
BelligerentsKingdom of the FranksagainstKingdom of the Lombards
Part ofFranco–Lombard War of 773–774AD 773 to AD 744

Record

DateAugust AD 773 (month precision)
to 5 June AD 774
PlacePavia, Italy
45.185N, 9.154E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeFrankish conquest of the Lombard Kingdom
Strength10,000–40,0002,500–10,000
Commanders
  • Charlemagne
  • Bernard, son of Charles Martel
  • Desiderius
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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

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between AD 271 and 1525.

In the same war

Siege of Pavia is one of 144 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q114717, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Pavia (773–774), revision 1382489465, 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.