What the records say
- When
- Jun 1063
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.78° N, 14.50° E
- Description
- 1063 main battle in the Norman conquest of Sicily
Battle of Cerami
Main battle in the Norman conquest of Sicily
The Battle of Cerami was fought in June 1063 and was one of the most significant battles in the Norman conquest of Sicily, 1060–1091. The battle was fought between a Norman expeditionary force and a Muslim alliance of Sicilian and Zirid troops. The Normans fought under the command of Roger de Hauteville, the youngest son of Tancred of Hauteville and brother of Robert Guiscard.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Cerami: Duke Roger I leads a small Norman force (supported by 136 mounted knights)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Черами между отрядом норманнов под командованием Рожера Боссо и мусульманскими сицилийскими и северо-африканскими войсками во главе с Ибн аль-Хавасом”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page