The Byzantine North African conquest

In 1100 The Byzantines decided to go on a conquest in North Africa to make itself bigger and getting more people in the Kingdom. it began when rival vikings wanted to make their own countries And natives who weren't happy about vikings coming to Africa and the Native Africans started to make tribes.

The Byzantine Kingdom wanted to become more powerful and have more land just in case new Countries started to pop up in Africa, stoping some vikings from making new countries and starting civil wars, and Getting a better foot hold on Africa.

December 30
2:05 PM EST- The Byzantine army goes into Western Sahara with tribes men throwing spears and using their bows. killing 3 vikings and injuring 8 vikings, 10 vikings use Fire crossbows and shoot their crossbows at the tribes men 5 tribes men are killed and the rest are used for labor and taken as POWs.

4:45 PM EST- The Byzantines are still fighting for Western Sahara against the local Tribes men there during one battle one Tribes man ran away from the vikings so he got the rest of his tribe to reinforce him in battle A huge battle ensued with the Byzantines wining.

Battle in detail-

4:12 PM EST- A native Tribes man sees the Byzantines coming and he runs away to get the rest of the Tribe.

4:20 PM EST- Tribes men charge at the Byzantines with their spears and swords killing 10 vikings one of which was leading the viking squad he's name is Borin.

4:23 PM EST- The Byzantine Vikings get information and make a defense line, one of the Vikings is told to get the other vikings in a near by camp.

4:29 PM EST- More Byzantine Vikings come to help out the ambushed Vikings and push the Tribes men back and some Tribes men retreat.

4:45 PM EST- All of the Tribes men retreat or get killed by the Byzantine Vikings, it is a great victory for the vikings.