Battle of Dyrrhachium (1107–1108 campaign)

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The Battle of Dyrrhachium (1107–1108 campaign) was a key engagement in which Byzantine forces under Emperor Alexios I Komnenos successfully resisted a Norman invasion led by Bohemond I of Antioch on the Adriatic stronghold of Dyrrhachium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
aimOfByzantines defense of Dyrrhachium stronghold
associatedWith Byzantine defensive strategy against Normans
belligerent Byzantine Empire
Norman forces
campaignLeaderByzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos
linked to: Alexios I Komnenos
campaignLeaderNorman Bohemond I of Antioch
commander Alexios I Komnenos
Bohemond I of Antioch
conflictIn Byzantine–Norman wars
conflictType siege and field operations
date 1107
1108
era High Middle Ages
followedBy Treaty of Devol
historicalPeriod Komnenian restoration
involved Byzantine land forces
Byzantine navy
Norman crusader forces
locatedInPresentDay Albania
longTermConsequence confirmation of Byzantine control over Dyrrhachium
limitation of Bohemond’s ambitions in the Balkans
objectiveOfNormans capture of Dyrrhachium
opponentDynasty Normans of southern Italy
outcome Norman invasion repelled
partOf 1107–1108 campaign of Alexios I Komnenos
partOfReignOf Alexios I Komnenos
place Adriatic coast
Durrës
Dyrrhachium
precededBy Norman landing on Adriatic coast
primarySource Anna Komnene’s Alexiad
relatedConflict Siege of Dyrrhachium (1081–1082)
result Byzantine victory
strategicImportance control of Adriatic communications
gateway to western Balkans
theater Adriatic Sea region
linked to: Adriatic Sea

Balkans

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Norman–Byzantine conflicts hasPart Battle of Dyrrhachium (1107–1108 campaign)
Norman invasion of 1107–1108 notableEvent siege of Dyrrhachium (1107–1108)
linked to: Battle of Dyrrhachium (1107–1108 campaign)
Battle of Dyrrhachium (1107–1108 campaign) partOf 1107–1108 campaign of Alexios I Komnenos
linked to: Battle of Dyrrhachium (1107–1108 campaign)