Military campaign of Roger II of Sicily in Africa
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The King of Sicily Roger II conquered large amounts of territories in North Africa in a series of military campaigns.
Chronology
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January 1136: Roger II of Sicily expanded his domains by taking Djerba in 1135.
January 1149: Tunis under the Siculo-Norman Kingdom.
June 1148: The Sicilians reached Mahdia on 22 June.
January 1149: Between 1146 and 1148 the Normans of Sicily conquered all the coastal towns of ifriquiya.
January 1147: In 1146 the Normans besieged and took Tunis.
January 1147: Several of the minor emirs in the vicinity of Tripoli sought Sicilian overlordship after the fall of Tunis.
July 1148: The city of Sousse, ruled by al-Hasan's son ‘Ali, surrendered to the Sicilians without a fight.
July 1148: On 12 July Sfax fell to Norman-Sicilian forces after a short resistance.
January 1153: In 1152, a fleet under Philip of Mahdia was sent to conquer Bône.
