| Siege of Bari | |||||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine-Norman wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Byzantine Empire | Normans | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Michael Maurex Avartuteles Stephen Pateran | Robert Guiscard | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Bari garrison, other Byzantine reinforcements and 20 ships | Norman army and fleet, unknown size | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Heavy, including civilians | Heavy | ||||||||
The siege of Bari took place 1068–71, during the Middle Ages, when Norman forces, under the command of Robert Guiscard, laid siege to the city of Bari, a major stronghold of the Byzantines in Italy and the capital of the Catepanate of Italy, starting from 5 August 1068. Bari was captured on 16 April 1071 when Robert Guiscard entered the city, ending over five centuries of Byzantine presence in Southern Italy.