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Siege of Tortosa

Siege of Tortosa was a siege conducted in AD 808 at Turtusha, in what is now Spain; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Turtusha. It was part of the Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March, which ran from AD 759 to AD 851. The recorded result: Umayyad victory. Recorded strength: Aquitanians, Franks, Basques (?); Rams and trebuchets against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 808ran into the following year
WhereTurtusha, Spain40.800N, 0.517E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeUmayyad victory
BelligerentsCarolingian EmpireagainstEmirate of Córdoba
Part ofCarolingian conquest of the Spanish MarchAD 759 to AD 851

Where it sits in the Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March

Siege of Narbonne, AD 752Conquest of Girona, AD 785Battle of Ad Pontes, AD 792Battle of Orbiel River, AD 793Siege of Girona, AD 793Siege of Narbonne, AD 793Siege of Lleida, AD 800Siege of Barcelona, AD 800Battle of Conchas de Arganzón, AD 801Siege of Tortosa, AD 804Siege of Tortosa, AD 808Siege of Tortosa, AD 808Siege of Tortosa, AD 809Battle of Pancorbo, AD 816Raid of 842, AD 842AD 752AD 842Siege of Tortosa, AD 808
15 placed engagements of the Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 808 (year precision)
to AD 809
PlaceTurtusha, Spain
40.800N, 0.517E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthAquitanians, Franks, Basques (?); Rams and trebuchetsUnknown
Commanders
  • Louis the Pious
  • ʿAbd al-Raḥmān II
  • ʿAmrūs ibn Yūsuf
Siege of TortosaSiege of TortosaBattle of DertosaSiege of TortosaSiege of TortosaSiege of TortosaSiege of TortosaBattle of DertosaBarcelonaZaragozaCastelloTarragonaMataró100 km40.800N, 0.517E
Placed at Turtusha; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Siege of Tortosa is one of 193 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q104903169, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tortosa (808–809), revision 1370745895, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.