| Battle of Larissa | |||||||
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| Part of the First Norman invasion of the Balkans | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Byzantine Empire | Duchy of Apulia and Calabria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Alexios I Komnenos Nikephoros Melissenos Basil Kourtikios |
Bohemond of Taranto Count of Brienne | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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15,000
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The Battle of Larissa was a military engagement between the armies of the Byzantine Empire and the Italo-Norman County of Apulia and Calabria. On 3 November 1082, the Normans besieged the city of Larissa. In July of the following year, Byzantine reinforcements attacked the blockading force, harassing it with mounted archers and spreading discord among its ranks through diplomatic techniques. The demoralized Normans were forced to break off the siege.