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Siege of Messina

Siege of Messina was a siege conducted in 1301 at Messina, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Messina. It was part of the War of the Sicilian Vespers, which ran from 1282 to 1302. The recorded result: Sicilian victory.

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Fought1301
WhereMessina, Italy38.194N, 15.554E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSicilian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of SicilyagainstKingdom of Naples
Part ofWar of the Sicilian VespersAngevin invasion of Sicily

Where it sits in the War of the Sicilian Vespers

Siege of Messina, 1282Battle of Nicotera, 1282Battle of Malta, 1283Battle of the Gulf of Naples, 1284Siege of Augusta, 1287Battle of the Counts, 1287Capture of Squillace, 1297Battle of Cape Orlando, 1299Battle of Falconaria, 1299Battle of Gagliano, 1300Battle of Ponza, 1300Siege of Messina, 130112821301Siege of Messina, 1301
13 placed engagements of the War of the Sicilian Vespers in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1301 (year precision)
PlaceMessina, Italy
38.194N, 15.554E
KindSiege, medieval
Strength80 galleys
Commanders
  • Frederick III of Sicily
  • Blasco I d'Alagona
  • Roger de Flor
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Placed at Messina; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Messina is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q134978563, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Messina (1301), revision 1370743475, 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.