What the records say
- When
- Oct 888
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.22° N, 15.24° E
- Description
- 888 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Milazzo (888)
The Battle of Milazzo was a naval battle fought in 888 between the Byzantine and Aghlabid fleets off northeastern Sicily. The battle was a major Aghlabid victory. It is sometimes known as the Second Battle of Milazzo, counting the Battle of Stelai as the First Battle of Milazzo.
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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 Milazzo: The Aghlabids score a crushing victory over a Byzantine fleet off Sicily”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Victoire des Aghlabides sur la marine byzantine lors de la bataille navale de Milazzo”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Битва при Милаццо”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page