Siege of Barcelona

When

Oct 800 – 7 Apr 801

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

41.40° N, 2.17° E

Description

800-801 siege, part of the Reconquista

Part of the Reconquista

The siege of Barcelona was a military operation by a Carolingian army with the aim of conquering the city of Barcelona, which had been under Muslim control for 80 years. The siege and conquest were part of the expansion of the Marca Hispanica and the constitution of the County of Barcelona by the Carolingians.

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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 “King Louis the Pious, son of Charlemagne, captures Barcelona after a siege of several months”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “reddition de Barcelone (selon Ermold le Noir)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Людовик I Благочестивый совершил поход в Испанию”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page