Battle of Cerami (original) (raw)
The Battle of Cerami was fought in June 1063 and was one of the most significant battles in the Norman conquest of Sicily, 1060–1091. The battle was fought between a Norman expeditionary force and a Muslim alliance of Sicilian and Zirid troops. The Normans fought under the command of Roger de Hauteville, the youngest son of Tancred of Hauteville and brother of Robert Guiscard. The Muslim alliance consisted of the native Sicilian Muslims under the Kalbid ruling class of Palermo, led by , and Zirid reinforcements from North Africa led by the two princes, Ayyub and 'Ali. The battle was a resounding Norman victory that utterly routed the opposing force, causing divisions amongst the Muslim aristocracy which ultimately paved the way for the eventual capture of the Sicilian capital, Palermo, by
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| dbo:abstract | The Battle of Cerami was fought in June 1063 and was one of the most significant battles in the Norman conquest of Sicily, 1060–1091. The battle was fought between a Norman expeditionary force and a Muslim alliance of Sicilian and Zirid troops. The Normans fought under the command of Roger de Hauteville, the youngest son of Tancred of Hauteville and brother of Robert Guiscard. The Muslim alliance consisted of the native Sicilian Muslims under the Kalbid ruling class of Palermo, led by , and Zirid reinforcements from North Africa led by the two princes, Ayyub and 'Ali. The battle was a resounding Norman victory that utterly routed the opposing force, causing divisions amongst the Muslim aristocracy which ultimately paved the way for the eventual capture of the Sicilian capital, Palermo, by the Normans and subsequently the rest of the island. The initial battle took place at the hilltop town of Cerami, around five miles to the west of the Norman stronghold at Troina. However the main battle was joined in the valley just to the south. By all accounts the Normans, numbering 136 knights with probably only slightly more infantry, were heavily outnumbered by their Muslim opponents who some sources claim were as many as 50,000 strong. The best surviving source of information for the battle is found in Geoffrey of Malaterra's De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi Ducis fratris eius. (en) La battaglia di Cerami fu un evento bellico svoltosi in Sicilia nei pressi del fiume Cerami (un affluente del Salso) durante la campagna di conquista dell'isola, in mano agli arabi, da parte dei normanni. La battaglia, vinta dallo schieramento normanno, segnò l'inizio del dominio normanno sulla Sicilia. La leggenda racconta che il Conte Ruggero, prima dell'inizio della battaglia, fece recitare dei versi del vangelo ai suoi soldati. Durante la prima parte della battaglia i saraceni ebbero la meglio, il Conte, vistosi in difficoltà, invocò l'aiuto dei Santi Michele e Giorgio, i quali, all'improvviso, apparvero sul campo di battaglia. I soldati, alla vista dei Santi, furono presi dall'entusiasmo e con vigore contrattaccarono, cogliendo una schiacciante vittoria. (it) |
| dbo:causalties | Unknown, very few |
| dbo:combatant | Kalbids Normans Zirids |
| dbo:commander | dbr:Roger_I_of_Sicily dbr:Serlo_II_of_Hauteville dbr:Ibn_al-Hawas |
| dbo:isPartOfMilitaryConflict | dbr:Norman_conquest_of_southern_Italy |
| dbo:place | dbr:Sicily dbr:Cerami |
| dbo:result | Norman victory |
| dbo:strength | "only slightly more" infantry 136 mounted knights 3,000 horsemen up to 50,000 infantry (possibly exaggerated) |
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| dbp:caption | Roger I of Sicily at the Battle of Cerami, (en) by Prosper Lafaye (en) |
| dbp:casualties | Unknown, very few (en) Very high, reported as high as 70% (en) |
| dbp:combatant | dbr:Kalbids dbr:Normans dbr:Zirids |
| dbp:commander | dbr:Roger_I_of_Sicily dbr:Serlo_II_of_Hauteville dbr:Ibn_al-Hawas Prince 'Ali (en) Prince Ayyub (en) |
| dbp:conflict | Battle of Cerami (en) |
| dbp:date | June 1063 (en) |
| dbp:partof | the Norman conquest of southern Italy (en) |
| dbp:place | Cerami , Sicily (en) |
| dbp:result | Norman victory (en) |
| dbp:strength | 136 (xsd:integer) 3000 (xsd:integer) "only slightly more" infantry (en) up to 50,000 infantry (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | The Battle of Cerami was fought in June 1063 and was one of the most significant battles in the Norman conquest of Sicily, 1060–1091. The battle was fought between a Norman expeditionary force and a Muslim alliance of Sicilian and Zirid troops. The Normans fought under the command of Roger de Hauteville, the youngest son of Tancred of Hauteville and brother of Robert Guiscard. The Muslim alliance consisted of the native Sicilian Muslims under the Kalbid ruling class of Palermo, led by , and Zirid reinforcements from North Africa led by the two princes, Ayyub and 'Ali. The battle was a resounding Norman victory that utterly routed the opposing force, causing divisions amongst the Muslim aristocracy which ultimately paved the way for the eventual capture of the Sicilian capital, Palermo, by (en) La battaglia di Cerami fu un evento bellico svoltosi in Sicilia nei pressi del fiume Cerami (un affluente del Salso) durante la campagna di conquista dell'isola, in mano agli arabi, da parte dei normanni. La battaglia, vinta dallo schieramento normanno, segnò l'inizio del dominio normanno sulla Sicilia. (it) |
| rdfs:label | Battle of Cerami (en) Battaglia di Cerami (it) Slag bij Cerami (nl) |
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| geo:long | 14.500000 (xsd:float) |
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| foaf:name | Battle of Cerami (en) |
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