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Siege of Messina

Siege of Messina was a siege conducted on 10 October AD 842 at Messina, in what is now Italy; it lasted 12 months. It was part of the Muslim conquest of Sicily, which ran from AD 827 to AD 902. The recorded result: Aghlabid–Neapolitan victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought10 October AD 842lasted 12 months
WhereMessina, Italy38.183N, 15.550E
OutcomeAghlabid–Neapolitan victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstAghlabids; Duchy of Naples
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofMuslim conquest of SicilyAD 827 to AD 902

Where it sits in the Muslim conquest of Sicily

Siege of Syracuse, AD 827Battle of Mazara del Vallo, AD 827Battles of Enna, AD 829Siege of Palermo, AD 830Battle of Enna, AD 835Siege of Cefalù, AD 837Siege of Messina, AD 842Battle of Butera, AD 845Siege of Lentini, AD 846Battle of Syracuse, AD 859Siege of Enna, AD 859Siege of Melite, AD 870Siege of Syracuse, AD 877Battle of Caltavuturo, AD 881Battle of Polizzi, AD 882Battle of Milazzo, AD 888Battle of Reggio, AD 901Siege of Taormina, AD 902Siege of Taormina, AD 962AD 827AD 962Siege of Messina, AD 842
19 placed engagements of the Muslim conquest of Sicily in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 October AD 842
to 29 September AD 843
PlaceMessina, Italy
38.183N, 15.550E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 397 BC and 1847.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 842

Siege of Messina is one of 193 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125565027, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Messina (842–843), revision 1370743485, 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.