Siege of Dyrrhachium (1081)

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The Siege of Dyrrhachium (1081) was a major military engagement in which Norman forces under Robert Guiscard besieged and captured the key Byzantine port city of Dyrrhachium on the Adriatic coast, marking a critical episode in the Norman–Byzantine wars.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
siege
attacker Norman forces
belligerent Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Normans NERFINISHED
commandedByAttacker Robert Guiscard NERFINISHED
commander Robert Guiscard NERFINISHED
conflict Norman–Byzantine wars NERFINISHED
conflictType medieval siege
countryAtTimeOfEvent Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
defender Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
endTime 1081
era reign of Alexios I Komnenos
followedBy Norman advance into Byzantine territory
geographicalContext Adriatic Sea region NERFINISHED
western Balkans
hasCause Norman expansion into Byzantine territories
Norman invasion of the Balkans NERFINISHED
hasParticipant Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Norman forces NERFINISHED
location Adriatic coast NERFINISHED
Dyrrhachium NERFINISHED
present-day Durrës, Albania
objective capture of Dyrrhachium
opponentRuler Emperor Alexios I Komnenos NERFINISHED
opposingCommander Alexios I Komnenos NERFINISHED
partOf Norman campaigns of Robert Guiscard NERFINISHED
Norman–Byzantine wars NERFINISHED
precededBy Norman landing on the Adriatic coast
relatedEvent Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081) NERFINISHED
result Norman victory
capture of Dyrrhachium by the Normans
Robert GuiscardDynasty Norman Hauteville family NERFINISHED
Robert GuiscardIs Duke of Apulia and Calabria NERFINISHED
significance major setback for the Byzantine Empire in the western Balkans
opened the way for further Norman operations in the Balkans
secured a key Adriatic port for the Normans
startTime 1081
strategicImportanceOfLocation gateway between Italy and the Balkans
major Byzantine port on the Adriatic Sea
timePeriod 11th century
Middle Ages
usedMilitaryTactic blockade of port city
siege warfare

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Norman–Byzantine conflicts hasPart Siege of Dyrrhachium (1081)