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| Siege of Barcelona (801) | |||||||
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| Part of the Reconquista | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Carolingian Empire | Emirate of Córdoba | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Louis the Pious William of Gellone Rostaing of Girona |
Sa'dun al Ruayni Harun of Barcelona | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| "Troops from Aquitaine, Gascony, Burgundy and Septimania" | Unknown | ||||||
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.