century, 193 engagements

Battles of the 9th century

193 engagements of the 9th century are placed in the atlas: 121 battles, 52 sieges, 14 naval actions and 6 campaigns across 32 present-day countries, most in Spain (38), Turkey (30), Italy (27). The century's largest wars by placed engagements: Arab–Byzantine wars (32), Reconquista (16), Muslim conquest of Sicily (16), human history (11).

193 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

193 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars of the century 18 with pages

Most widely documented engagements

Date	Engagement	Place	War
26 July AD 811	Battle of Pliska	Pliska	Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars
25 November AD 885	Siege of Paris	Paris	viking expansion
April AD 878	Battle of Edington	Edington	human history
18 June AD 860	Siege of Constantinople	Constantinople	Rus'–Byzantine wars
AD 820	Hungarian invasions of Europe	Western Europe
1 August AD 838	Sack of Amorium	Amorium	Arab–Byzantine wars
18 July AD 872	Battle of Hafrsfjord	Hafrsfjord	Unification of Norway
AD 846	Sack of Rome	Rome
AD 863	Battle of Lalakaon	Paphlagonia	Arab–Byzantine wars
28 March AD 845	Siege of Paris	Paris	viking expansion
22 June AD 813	Battle of Versinikia	Edirne	Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars
AD 896	Battle of Boulgarophygon	Babaeski	Byzantine–Bulgarian War of 894–896
25 June AD 841	Battle of Fontenoy	Fontenoy	Civil War between the sons of Louis the Pious
22 July AD 838	Battle of Anzen	Anatolia	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 849	Battle of Ostia	Ostia
23 May AD 844	Battle of Clavijo	Clavijo	Reconquista
8 January AD 871	Battle of Reading	Reading	human history
AD 853	Sack of Damietta	Damietta	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 866	Siege of Ragusa	Dubrovnik	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 825	Battle of Ellandun	Ellendun
8 January AD 871	Battle of Ashdown	Berkshire	human history
AD 813	Siege of Constantinople	Constantinople
AD 827	Siege of Syracuse	Syracuse	Muslim conquest of Sicily
AD 816	Battle of Pancorbo	Pancorbo	Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March
AD 804	Battle of Krasos	Phrygia	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 806	Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor	Asia Minor	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 852	Battle of Guadalacete	Toledo	Reconquista
AD 877	Siege of Syracuse	Syracuse	Muslim conquest of Sicily
AD 888	Battle of Milazzo	Milazzo	Muslim conquest of Sicily
AD 859	Battle of Monte Laturce	Q6022443	Reconquista
AD 896	Battle of Southern Buh	Southern Bug	Byzantine–Bulgarian War of 894–896
31 December AD 870	Battle of Englefield	Englefield	human history
2 July AD 866	Battle of Brissarthe	Brissarthe
AD 844	Battle of Mauropotamos	Anatolia	Arab–Byzantine wars
3 August AD 881	Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu	Abbeville
AD 871	Battle of Marton	Great Britain	human history
AD 813	Siege of Adrianople (813)	Edirne	Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars
AD 851	Battle of Albelda	Albelda de Iregua	Reconquista
AD 824	Battle of Roncevaux Pass	Roncevaux Pass
AD 878	Battle of Cynwit	Countisbury	human history
AD 809	Siege of Serdica (809)	Sofia	Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars
22 January AD 871	Battle of Basing	Old Basing	human history
22 November AD 845	Battle of Ballon	Bains-sur-Oust
8 April AD 876	Battle of Dayr al-Aqul	Tigris	Iranian Intermezzo
AD 891	Battle of Leuven	Leuven
AD 872	Battle of Bathys Ryax	Sivas	Arab–Byzantine wars
1 May AD 811	Battle of Ray	Ray	Fourth Fitna
July AD 812	Siege of Baghdad (812-813)	Baghdad	Fourth Fitna
8 October AD 876	Battle of Andernach	Andernach
AD 880	Battle of Cephalonia	Cephalonia	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 880	Battle of Stelai	Calabria	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 872	Battle of Kardia		Arab–Byzantine wars
22 August AD 851	Battle of Jengland	Grand-Fougeray
AD 844	Viking raid on Seville	Ishbiliya	Vikings in Galicia
AD 899	Battle of Brenta	Brenta	Hungarian invasions of Europe
AD 867	Battle of York	York	human history
AD 887	Battle of Makarska	Makarska	Croatian-Venetian Wars
AD 805	Siege of Patras	Patras
AD 868	Siege of Syracuse	Syracuse
AD 873	Battle of the Gulf of Corinth	Gulf of Corinth	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 900	Battle of Balkh	Balkh
AD 881	Battle of Caltavuturo	Caltavuturo	Muslim conquest of Sicily
AD 821	Siege of Constantinople	Constantinople	Rebellion of Thomas the Slav
AD 884	Battle of Norditi	East Frisia	viking expansion
AD 893	Battle of Buttington	Buttington	human history
the AD 880s	Siege of Euripos	Chalkída	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 870	Siege of Melite	Melite	Muslim conquest of Sicily
24 May AD 843	Battle of Blain	Blain
AD 882	Siege of Asselt	Roermond
9 August AD 865	Battle of the Morcuera	Bugedo	Reconquista
AD 814	Battle of Mesembria	Nesebar	Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars
AD 882	Battle of Remich	Remich	viking expansion
AD 878	Battle of Polvoraria
AD 838	Battle of Hingston Down	Hingston Down
AD 863	Battle of Karasounk	Aras River
AD 882	Battle of Cellorigo	Cellorigo	Reconquista
AD 842	Battle of the Bridge of Cornellana	Cornellana
AD 862	Capture of Farurriyah	Faruriyyah Fort	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 866	Louis II's campaign against Bari	South Italy	Muslim invasions of Italy
AD 808	Siege of Tortosa	Turtusha	Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March
AD 897	Raid of 897 against Barcelona	County of Barcelona	Reconquista
AD 888	Battle of Padura	Arrigorriaga
AD 846	Battle of Licosa	Licosa	Muslim invasions of Italy
AD 819	Battle of Kupa	Kupa
AD 894	Battle of Benfleet	unparished part of Castle Point
AD 881	Battle of the Conwy	River Conwy
AD 845	Battle of Butera	Butera	Muslim conquest of Sicily
AD 843	Battle of Messac	Messac	viking expansion
AD 856	Siege of Paris	Paris
AD 809	Frankish invasion of Venice	Venetian Lagoon
AD 875	Battle of Dollar	Dollar	Norse culture
AD 860	Battle of Hakadal	Hakadal	Unification of Norway
AD 870	Battle of Orkdal	Orkdal Municipality	Unification of Norway
January AD 880	Battle of Thimeon	Sambre
AD 883	Battle of Mecca (883)	Mecca	Abbasid Caliphate
AD 870	First Battle of Solskjel	Solskjelsøya	Unification of Norway
AD 882	First Battle of Cellorigo	Cellorigo	Reconquista
AD 883	Second Battle of Cellorigo	Cellorigo	Reconquista
11 November AD 844	Battle of Tablada	Aljarafe	Vikings in Galicia
AD 894	Battle of Doghs	Doghs
AD 900	Battle of Gorgan	Gorgan
December AD 877	Battle of Chippenham	Chippenham	human history
AD 871	Siege of Salerno	Salerno	Muslim invasions of Italy
AD 845	Vikings raid Hammaburg	Hammaburg
AD 874	Battle of al-Baida	Beyza
AD 825	Battle of Anceo	Anceu, Ponte Caldelas	Reconquista
AD 854	Croatian–Bulgarian battle of 854	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Croatian–Bulgarian Wars
AD 896	Battle of Manu	Sabratha
AD 891	Battle of Bayyana	Pechina	Reconquista
AD 801	Battle of Conchas de Arganzón	La Puebla de Arganzón	Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March
AD 813	Battle of Mallorca	Mallorca	Balearic Islands–Carolingian Empire relations
AD 812	Siege of Huesca	Washka
AD 812	Siege of Tripoli	Tripoli
AD 859	Siege of Enna	Enna	Muslim conquest of Sicily
AD 829	Battle of Hashtadsar	Arran	Babak Khorramdin Revolt
AD 832	Capture of Loulon	Loulon	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 827	Battle of Mazara del Vallo	Mazara del Vallo	Muslim conquest of Sicily
AD 835	Battle of Enna	Enna	Muslim conquest of Sicily
AD 882	Battle of Polizzi	Polizzi Generosa	Muslim conquest of Sicily
AD 869	Battle of the Barges	Basra	Zanj Rebellion
AD 898	Siege of Kyiv	Kyiv	Hungarian invasions of Europe
AD 871	Battle of Basra	Basra	Zanj Rebellion
AD 827	Siege of Barcelona	Barcelona	Ayxun revolt
AD 870	Siege of Dumbarton	Dumbarton Castle	Norse culture
AD 894	Battle of Stamford (894)	Stamford	human history
AD 844	Battle of Toulouse
AD 883	Battle of Abaskun	Abaskun	Caspian expeditions of the Rus'
AD 878	Battle of the Cilician Gates	Cilician Gates	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 861	Siege of Paris	Paris
AD 870	Second Battle of Solskjel	Solskjelsøya	Unification of Norway
AD 880	Battle of Fjaler	Fjaler Municipality	Unification of Norway
May AD 812	Siege of Debeltos	Develtos
AD 809	Battle of Comacchio	Comacchio
AD 870	Harald Fairhair's campaign in Götaland	Götaland	Unification of Norway
AD 851	Battle of Sandwich (851)	Sandwich
AD 872	Battle of Vltava	Vltava
AD 863	Siege of Songping
AD 843	Battle of Hamadan	Hamadan
AD 899	Battle of Medina Elvira	Medina Elvira
May AD 844	Battle of Angumois	Angoulême
AD 853	Battle of Jandula	Andújar
AD 856	Raid of 856	Spanish march	Reconquista
AD 842	Raid of 842	Spanish march	Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March
AD 861	Raid of 861	Spanish march	Reconquista
AD 826	Siege of Roda de Ter	Roda de Ter	Ayxun revolt
AD 844	Siege of Toulouse	Tolosa
AD 804	Siege of Tortosa	Turtusha	Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March
AD 809	Siege of Tortosa	Turtusha	Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March
AD 893	Siege of Taraz	Taraz
AD 812	Orreaga Riot	Roncevaux Pass
10 October AD 842	Siege of Messina	Messina	Muslim conquest of Sicily
AD 878	Siege of Tripoli	Tripoli
AD 846	Siege of Lentini	Lentini	Muslim conquest of Sicily
AD 853	Invasion of Bugha al-Kabir	South Caucasus
AD 842	Invasion of Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Shaybani	Georgia
AD 803	Battle of Kanchi	Kanchipuram
AD 899	Siege of Venice	Venice	Hungarian invasions of Europe
AD 840	Battle of Taranto	Taranto	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 842	Battle of Sansego	Susak	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 860	Battle of Chonarion	Tokat	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 830	Siege of Palermo	Palermo	Muslim conquest of Sicily
AD 831	Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor	Asia Minor	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 859	Battle of Syracuse	Syracuse	Muslim conquest of Sicily
AD 864	Rus' raids on the Caspian Sea	Deylam	Caspian expeditions of the Rus'
AD 859	Siege of Samosata	Samosata	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 837	Siege of Arsamosata	Arsamosata	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 831	Battle of Charsianon	Charsianon	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 839	Abū Sa'īd's invasions of Asia Minor	Melitene	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 883	Battle of Chrysoboullon	Cilicia	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 807	Battle of the Cilician Gates	Cilician Gates	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 825	Battle of Ancyra	Ancyra	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 878	Battle of Podandus	Padyandus	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 879	Germanikeia Campaign	Al-Jazira (caliphal province)	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 873	Thughur Campaign of Basil I	Samosata	Arab–Byzantine wars
AD 829	Battles of Enna	Enna	Muslim conquest of Sicily
AD 882	Campaign of Melitene	Melitene	Arab–Byzantine wars
November AD 837	Siege of Cefalù	Cefalù	Muslim conquest of Sicily
AD 853	Campaign of Bugha al-Kabir in Caucasus	Darial Gorge	Muslim conquests
AD 900	Viking raids in the Mediterranean	Mediterranean Sea	viking expansion
AD 859	Siege of Algeciras	Algeciras	Norman expedition of 859
AD 884	Siege of Lérida	Medina Larida	Reconquista
AD 827	Siege of Girona	Girona	Ayxun revolt
AD 808	Siege of Tortosa	Turtusha	Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March
AD 856	Battle of Llandudno	Llandudno
AD 825	Raid of 825	Kingdom of Asturias	Reconquista
AD 882	Battle of Montfaucon	Montfaucon-d'Argonne
AD 891	Battle of the Geul River	Geul	viking expansion
AD 880	Siege of Vienne	Vienne
August AD 844	Siege of al-Lixbûnâ	al-Lixbûnâ	Vikings in Galicia
AD 847	Siege of Bordeaux	Bordeaux
AD 878	Siege of Coimbra	Coimbra	Reconquista
AD 870	Battle of Llangollen	Llangollen	Anglo-Saxon invasion of Wales
AD 873	Rhiw Saeson Battle	Llantrisant

The 193 most widely documented engagements of the century are listed; the war pages list every placed engagement by date.