What the records say
- When
- 4 Aug 1174 – 9 Aug 1174
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 31.20° N, 29.89° E
- Description
- 1174 Norman siege of Alexandria
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Siege of Alexandria (1174)
Sicilian invasion of Egypt
The siege of Alexandria in 1174 was a short-lived and unsuccessful attempt by the Normans of Sicily to overthrow Saladin in Egypt.
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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 “The Sicilian fleet (some 250 ships) under Tancred, Count of Syracuse, launches a failed attack against Alexandria”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “осада Александрии сицилийскими норманнами под командованием Танкреда ди Лечче завершилась поражением и отступлением норманнов обратно на Сицилию”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page