Event Manuel I's invasion of Italy

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Was a military campaign by Byzantine Emperor Manuel I in southern Italy, at the time controlled by the Norman Kingdom of Sicily.

Chronology

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  • January 1156: In 1155 the byzantine emperor Manuel sent a fleet to Italy which managed to recover Ancona and then all of Apulia.
  • January 1159: In 1158 Manuel I Komnenos signed a peace treaty with William I which led to the withdrawal of Byzantine troops from Italy.
  • June 1156: William of Sicily and his army landed on the peninsula and destroyed the Greek fleet (4 ships) and army at Brindisi on May 28, 1156 and recovered Bari.
  • June 1156: William of Sicily and his army landed on the peninsula and destroyed the Greek fleet (4 ships) and army at Brindisi on May 28, 1156 and recovered Bari.