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)