Robert Guiscard captured Brindisi

Summary:
After blockading Bari with a bridge of boats which shut off the harbour, Robert Guiscard succeeded in entering Brindisi, where Nikephoros Karantenos had committed an atrocity in the previous year 
Dates:
1071 
Robert Guiscard (Robert 61)
  • After blockading Bari with a bridge of boats which shut off the harbour, he succeeded in entering Brindisi, where there had been an atrocity in the previous year (: ) Lupus protospatharius 60.60.8-9