siege, medieval

Siege of Salerno

Name: Siege of Salerno
Location: Salerno, Italy

Siege of Salerno was a siege conducted in AD 871 at Salerno, in what is now Italy; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Salerno. It was part of Muslim invasions of Italy, which ran from AD 700 to 1100. The recorded result: Franco-Lombard victory.

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FoughtAD 871ran into the following year

WhereSalerno, Italy40.681N, 14.759E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeFranco-Lombard victory

BelligerentsAghlabid EmirateagainstFrankish Empire; Principality of Salerno; Principality of Benevento; County of Capua; Duchy of Naples

Part ofMuslim invasions of ItalyAD 700 to 1100

Where it sits in Muslim invasions of Italy

5 placed engagements of Muslim invasions of Italy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	AD 871 (year precision) to AD 872
Place	Salerno, Italy 40.681N, 14.759E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Commanders	Guaifer of Salerno Louis II of Italy

Placed at Salerno; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Operation Avalanche 1943, same recorded site
Allied invasion of Italy 1943, 0.3 km SW
Battle of Nocera 1132, 13 km NW
Siege of Nuceria Alfaterna 216 BC, 13 km NW
Siege of Amalfi 1096, 14 km W

In the same war

Before: Louis II's campaign against Bari AD 866
After: Battle of Garigliano AD 915
All 5 engagements of Muslim invasions of Italy

Elsewhere in AD 871

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Battle of Ashdown United Kingdom
Battle of Marton United Kingdom
Battle of Basing United Kingdom
Battle of Basra Iraq

Siege of Salerno 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 Q104871836, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Salerno (871–872), revision 1370744932, 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.