Siege of Berat (1280–1281)
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Siege of Berat (1280–1281)
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The siege of Berat in Albania by the forces of the Angevin Kingdom of Sicily against the Byzantine garrison of the city took place in 1280–1281. Berat was a strategically important fortress, whose possession would allow the Angevins access to the heartlands of the Byzantine Empire. A Byzantine relief force arrived in spring 1281, and managed to ambush and capture the Angevin commander, Hugo de Sully. Thereupon, the Angevin army panicked and fled, suffering heavy losses in killed and wounded as i
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Part of the Byzantine–Latin Wars
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Berat_(1280%E2%80%931281)
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2024-02-16T12:11:46Z
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