What the records say
- When
- 849
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 41.75° N, 12.28° E
- Description
- 849 battle
Battle of Ostia
Mediterranean naval battle of 849
The naval Battle of Ostia took place in 849 in the Tyrrhenian Sea between a Muslim fleet and an Italian league of Papal, Neapolitan, Amalfitan, and Gaetan ships. The battle ended in favor of the Italian league, as they defeated the Muslims.
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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 “Summer – Battle of Ostia: A Saracen Arab fleet from Sardinia sets sail towards Rome”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Seeschlacht von Ostia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Битва при Остии”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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