Battle of Misilmeri

Battle of Misilmeri
Date1068
Location
Misilmeri
Result Norman victory
Belligerents
Normans

Zirids

Kalbids
Commanders and leaders
Roger De Hauteville Ayyub
Strength
Unknown Unknown, significantly larger
Casualties and losses
Minimal Majority of army

The Battle of Misilmeri[1][2] was fought in 1068 just outside Palermo during the Norman conquest of Sicily. The battle was fought between a raiding Norman force and a larger Muslim army consisting of both Kalbid Sicilians and Zirid Africans. The battle resulted in an important Norman victory as it led to the abandonment of the Kalbids by their Zirid allies and opened the way for the Norman conquest of Palermo in 1072

  1. ^ "The Rulers of the South • The Normans (Part 2 of 3)". penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  2. ^ "The Norman Conquest of Muslim Sicily". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-02-06.