Medieval era · 982 CE
Battle of Stilo
The Battle of Stilo (also known as Cape Colonna and Crotone) was fought on 13 or 14 July 982 near Crotone in Calabria between the forces of Holy Roman Emperor Otto II and his Italo-Lombard allies and those of the Kalbid emir of Sicily, Abu'l-Qasim, who had declared a holy war against the Germans. The battle ended in Sicilian victory.
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- When
- 982 CE
- Where
- Capo Colonna
- Era
- Medieval
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