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Battle of Alarcos
Part of the Reconquista

Alarcos castle
DateJuly 18, 1195
Location
Alarcos, Ciudad Real province
38°57′10″N 4°0′0″W / 38.95278°N 4.00000°W / 38.95278; -4.00000
Result Almohad victory[1]
Belligerents
Battle of Alarcos Kingdom of Castile
Order of Santiago
Order of St. Benedict
Almohad Caliphate
Castilian rebels
Commanders and leaders
Battle of Alarcos Alfonso VIII of Castile
Battle of Alarcos Diego López de Haro
Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur
Pedro Fernández de Castro
Strength
Undetermined
Modern estimate:
More than 25,000 [2]
Undetermined
Modern estimate:
20,000-30,000 [2]
Battle location.

Battle of Alarcos (July 18, 1195),[3] was fought between the Almohads led by Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur and King Alfonso VIII of Castile.[4] It resulted in the defeat of the Castilian forces and their subsequent retreat to Toledo, whereas the Almohads reconquered Trujillo, Montánchez, and Talavera.[3]

  1. ^ Battle of Alarcos, Theresa M. Vann, Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia, Ed. E. Michael Gerli and Samuel G. Armistead, (Taylor & Francis, 2003), 42.
  2. ^ a b Kaufmann, Kaufmann & Jurga 2004, p. 101
  3. ^ a b Britannica.com
  4. ^ Medieval Iberia: an encyclopedia, 42.

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