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siege, medieval

Siege of Trsat

Siege of Trsat was a siege conducted in AD 799 at Trsat, in what is now Croatia. The recorded result: Croatian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 799
WhereTrsat, Croatia45.332N, 14.455E
OutcomeCroatian victory
BelligerentsCroats; Citizens of TarsaticaagainstFranks
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown, heavy

Record

DateAD 799 (year precision)
PlaceTrsat, Croatia
45.332N, 14.455E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown, heavy
Commanders
  • Višeslav of Croatia
  • Eric of Friuli
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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

Siege of Trsat is one of 144 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 99 in present-day Croatia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3440376, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Trsat, revision 1382489485, 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.