Was die Aufzeichnungen sagen
- Wann
- 761
- Art
- Belagerung
- Koordinaten
- 45.78° N, 3.08° E
- Description
- 761 Frankish siege during the Aquitanian War
Siege of Clermont (761)
Frankish siege during the Aquitanian War
The siege of Clermont was a Frankish siege of the Aquitanian fortress of Clermont in 761 during the Aquitanian War. The Frankish army under King Pepin the Short burned the fortress, with a large number of men, women and children dying in the flames. The Count of Auvergne, Bladinus, was taken prisoner and put in chains, while his Gascon levies were killed or captured by the Franks.
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