Campaign around Andria
Unit appears in:
MANUEL I (1143-1180) (1143-1160)
1155
Summary:
Dates:
1155
Pope Hadrian IV (
Adrianos 24
)
Sent an embassy to
Michael 62
and
Ioannes 17010
, inviting one or both to Rome, since he had raised a force to help them; they sent
Basilakios 17001
, with a letter and gold to hire knights (:)
Kinnamos 146.17-147.2
priest from Trani at battle of Andria (
Anonymus 17044
)
In battle outside Andria he disabled
Richard 17001
by hurling two stones hitting his knee and his neck, and then, despite his pleas for mercy, he brutally disembowelled him with a dagger, just as Richard had killed many others (:)
Kinnamos 144.13-21
Basilakios, imperial secretary (
Basilakios 17001
)
Was sent from Bari to the pope (
Adrianos 24
) at the latter's request, with a reply to the pope's message and to hire knights in Rome (:)
Kinnamos 146.23-147.2
Ioannes Doukas, military commander in Italy (
Ioannes 17010
)
After rescuing the army of
Michael 62
he marched to Andria, where he fought a battle outside the walls with inferior numbers; of the three divisions of the army, he commanded the rear (:)
Kinnamos 142.21-143.11
In battle outside Andria, as
Richard 17001
attacked, his force was pushed back, he was unhorsed and nearly captured. But Richard was killed and the battle unexpectedly won; Andria yielded to the Byzantines, who returned to rest at Bari (:)
Kinnamos 143.16-145.3
Michael Palaiologos, commander in Italy under Manuel I (
Michael 62
)
By carefully investing the money given him by
Manuel 1
rather than distributing it, he did
William 51
a great deal of damage, and looked as if he would do more; he had taken over most of the towns in the relevant area by surrender on terms or by storming them (:)
Niketas Choniates, Historia 91.21-25
He sent prisoners from Italy to
Manuel 1
, and stone with which a town in the theme of Aegean Sea was fortified (?), still known to
Niketas 25001
as Bari and Aulonia (?) (:)
Niketas Choniates, Historia 91.26-28
Richard, ruler of Andria (
Richard 17001
)
After the battle of Barletta he withdrew to the fortress of Andria at the approach of
Ioannes 17010
, to avoid encirclement; Ioannes came up with much smaller forces, and they fought a battle outside the walls (:)
Kinnamos 142.18-143.5
In the battle outside Andria he attacked with fury but little science and nearly won in a close-fought struggle, till he was brutally murdered by a priest from Trani (
Anonymus 17044
); Andria yielded to the Byzantines (:)
Kinnamos 143.5-145.1
From his fortress of Andria he tried to prevent the Byzantines from taking over Giovinazzo; when they did, he joined with other counts (including
Asclettin 17001
), in attacking Trani with an army of 2,000 knights plus infantry (:)
Kinnamos 141.4-16
Robert of Bassonville, nephew of Roger II of Sicily (
Robert 17001
)
Commanded the cavalry in the middle of the Byzantine force in the battle outside Andria; was pressured, then defeated by
Richard 17001
(:)
Kinnamos 143.9-17