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Siege of Barcelona

Siege of Barcelona was a siege conducted in September AD 800 at Barcelona, in what is now Spain; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March, which ran from AD 759 to AD 851. The recorded result: Carolingian victory. Recorded strength: "Troops from Aquitaine, Gascony, Burgundy and Septimania" against Unknown.

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FoughtSeptember AD 800ran into the following year
WhereBarcelona, Spain41.402N, 2.167E
OutcomeCarolingian victory
BelligerentsCarolingian EmpireagainstEmirate of Córdoba
Part ofCarolingian conquest of the Spanish MarchAD 759 to AD 851

Where it sits in the Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March

Siege of Narbonne, AD 752Conquest of Girona, AD 785Battle of Ad Pontes, AD 792Battle of Orbiel River, AD 793Siege of Girona, AD 793Siege of Narbonne, AD 793Siege of Lleida, AD 800Siege of Barcelona, AD 800Battle of Conchas de Arganzón, AD 801Siege of Tortosa, AD 804Siege of Tortosa, AD 808Siege of Tortosa, AD 808Siege of Tortosa, AD 809Battle of Pancorbo, AD 816Raid of 842, AD 842AD 752AD 842Siege of Barcelona, AD 800
15 placed engagements of the Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateSeptember AD 800 (month precision)
to 3 April AD 801
PlaceBarcelona, Spain
41.402N, 2.167E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changefoundation of the County of Barcelona
Strength"Troops from Aquitaine, Gascony, Burgundy and Septimania"Unknown
Commanders
  • Louis the Pious
  • William of Gellone
  • Rostany
  • Sa'dun al Ruayni
  • Harun of Barcelona
Siege of BarcelonaSiege of BarcelonaSack of BarcelonaBombardment of BarcelonaBattle of BarcelonaSiege of BarcelonaBattle of Santa Clara BastionSack of BarcelonaAndorraTarragonaMataró100 km41.402N, 2.167E
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 38 times between AD 510 and 1938.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 800

Siege of Barcelona is one of 158 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q11915297, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Barcelona (801), revision 1370739279, 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.