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Siege of Zara

Siege of Zara was a siege conducted on 10 November 1202 at Zadar, in what is now Croatia; it lasted 14 days. It was part of the War for Zadar, which ran from 1183 to 1203. The recorded result: Crusader-Venetian victory. Recorded strength: Crusaders: 10,000 men; Venetians: 10,000 men and 210 ships against Unknown.

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Battle of Zadar
Battle of Zadar. Gustave Doré, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought10 November 1202lasted 14 days
WhereZadar, Croatia44.114N, 15.228E
OutcomeCrusader-Venetian victory
BelligerentsCrusaders; Republic of VeniceagainstKingdom of Hungary; Kingdom of Croatia
Part ofWar for Zadar1183 to 1203

Record

Date10 November 1202
to 24 November 1202
PlaceZadar, Croatia
44.114N, 15.228E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthCrusaders: 10,000 men; Venetians: 10,000 men and 210 shipsUnknown
Commanders
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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.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Siege of Zara
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Siege of Zara today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-08-13. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 6 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -3 to 189 m, 192 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 52% water, 33% built-up, 8% tree cover.

water: 52%built-up: 33%tree cover: 8%grassland: 5%water 52%built-up 33%tree cover 8%grassland 5%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 80 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 59 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between AD 998 and 1991.

Elsewhere in 1202

Siege of Zara is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 99 in present-day Croatia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q604739, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Zara, revision 1370746568, 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.