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* [[February 22]] &ndash; [[Battle of Cassel (1071)|Battle of Cassel]]: [[Robert I, Count of Flanders|Robert I]] ("the Frisian") defeats his sister-in-law [[Richilde, Countess of Hainaut|Richilde]] (widow of [[Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders|Baldwin VI]]) and her nephew [[Arnulf III, Count of Flanders|Arnulf III]], in a succession struggle for the [[County of Flanders]]. Robert is appointed count by King [[Philip I of France]].
* [[April 15]] &ndash; [[Siege of Bari]]: The capital of [[Bari]], the last Byzantine-controlled city in the [[Catepanate of Italy]], is captured by [[Italo-Norman]] forces under Duke [[Robert Guiscard]] after a 32-month siege.<ref name=encyclopedia>{{cite book|last=Kleinhenz|first=Christopher|title=Medieval Italy: an encyclopedia|year=2010|publisher=Routledge|location=New York|isbn=978-0-415-93930-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1piMMqjAf1MC&q=gran+tavola+bonsignori|page=95}}</ref>