Atlas of Battles

war, 7 engagements

Battles of the Norman conquest of southern Italy

The atlas places 7 engagements of the Norman conquest of southern Italy (1100 to 1200): 5 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day Italy. The most widely documented: Battle of Civitate.

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Siege of SyracuseBattle of Cannae (1018)Battle of OliventoBattle of MontemaggioreBattle of MontepelosoBattle of CivitateSiege of SalernoBattle of Cannae (1018)Battle of OliventoBattle of MontemaggioreBattle of MontepelosoBattle of CivitateSiege of SalernoTunisTiranaPalermoCataniaSkopjeMessinaTarantoLecceShkodërDurrës500 km39.401N, 15.496E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1010s: 1 engagements1040s: 3 engagements3 in 1040s1050s: 1 engagements1070s: 1 engagements1080s: 1 engagements1010s1080s
7 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Cannae (1018), 1018Battle of Olivento, 1041Battle of Montemaggiore, 1041Battle of Montepeloso, 1041Battle of Civitate, 1053Siege of Salerno, 1076Siege of Syracuse, 108610181086
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1018Battle of Cannae (1018)Cannae, ItalyByzantine victory
17 March 1041Battle of OliventoOlivento, ItalyNorman victory
4 May 1041Battle of MontemaggioreQ3861709, ItalyNorman victory
3 September 1041Battle of MontepelosoIrsina, ItalyLombard-Norman victory
18 June 1053Battle of CivitateSan Paolo di Civitate, ItalyNorman victory
1076Siege of SalernoSalerno, Italy
1086Siege of SyracuseSyracuse, ItalyNorman victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Norman conquest of southern Italy (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.