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Battle of Alcoraz
Part of Battles of the Reconquista
Peter receiving a shield emblazoned with St George's Cross.
Date
1096
Location
Outside Huesca
Result
Aragonese victory
Territorial changes
Christian conquest of Huesca
Belligerents
Kingdom of Aragon
Taifa of Zaragoza Kingdom of Castile
Commanders and leaders
Sancho Ramírez Peter I Alfonso the Battler
Al-Mustain II Gonzalo Núñez de Lara García Ordóñez
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Battles in the Reconquista
8th century
Covadonga
1st Roncevaux Pass
Burbia River
Orbieu River
Lutos
Las Babias
Río Quirós
Río Nalón
Oviedo
9th century
1st Barcelona
1st Tortosa
Pancorbo
2nd Roncevaux Pass
Clavijo
Albelda
Guadalacete
Monte Laturce
Morcuera
Polvoraria
1st Cellorigo
2nd Cellorigo
2nd Barcelona
10th century
Day of Zamora
Pallars and Ribagorza
1st San Esteban de Gormaz
2nd San Esteban de Gormaz
Valdejunquera
1st Toledo
Alhandic
Simancas
Estercuel
Torrevicente
Rueda
3rd Barcelona
11th century
Cervera
Calatañazor
Torà
Albesa
Aqbat al-Bakr
Graus
Coimbra
Barbastro
Paterna
Llantada
Golpejera
Cabra
Piedra Pisada
Morella
2nd Toledo
1st Zaragoza
Sagrajas
Tudela
Tévar
3rd Toledo
1st Valencia
Alcoraz
Bairén
Consuegra
4th Toledo
5th Toledo
12th century
2nd Valencia
Mollerussa
Uclés
Norwegian raid
Lisbon
6th Toledo
Talavera
Formentera
Ibiza
1st Balearic Islands
Candespina
1st Santarém
2nd Balearic Islands
Martorell
Coimbra
2nd Zaragoza
Cutanda
1st Granada
Corbins
3rd Valencia
1st Badajoz
Fraga
1st Coria
Ourique
Oreja
2nd Coria
2nd Lisbon
1st Montiel
Albacete
Almería
Al-Ludjdj
2nd Santarém
Sacavém
3rd Lisbon
2nd Tortosa
2nd Badajoz
3rd Santarém
Alvor
1st Silves
2nd Silves
Tomar
Alarcos
13th century
Al-Dāmūs
Las Navas de Tolosa
Alcácer do Sal
1st Jaén
Peníscola
Aragonese raid
Majorca
Portopí
2nd Jaén
1st Jerez
Ares
Burriana
Córdoba
El Puig
4th Valencia
Algarve
1st Xàtiva
2nd Xàtiva
Biar
3rd Jaén
2nd Seville
Faro
2nd Jerez
Mudéjar revolt
3rd Jerez
1st Murcia
Écija
Martos
Montesa
1st Algeciras
2nd Algeciras
Moclín
Iznalloz
14th century
1st Gibraltar
3rd Algeciras
Almería
2nd Gibraltar
Vega de Granada
Shepherds' Crusade
Teba
3rd Gibraltar
4th Gibraltar
Vega de Pagana
Getares
Río Salado
Estepona
4th Algeciras
5th Gibraltar
Linuesa
Guadix
2nd Montiel
5th Algeciras
2nd Murcia
15th century
Collejares
Antequera
6th Gibraltar
La Higueruela
7th Gibraltar
Los Alporchones
8th Gibraltar
9th Gibraltar
2nd Granada campaign
Lucena
Málaga
Post-Reconquista Rebellions
1st Alpujarras
2nd Alpujarras
North Africa
Salé
Strait
1st Ceuta
2nd Ceuta
3nd Ceuta
4nd Ceuta
1st Tangier
Asilah
Melilla
2nd Tangier
The Battle of Alcoraz took place between 1094 and 1096 outside Huesca, pitting the besieging forces of Peter I of Aragon and Navarre against the allied forces of Al-Musta'in II of the Taifa of Zaragoza and García Ordóñez de Nájera and Gonzalo Núñez de Lara representing Alfonso VI of León and Castille.
The siege had begun some two years earlier, in 1094, with Peter's father, Sancho Ramírez, who was encamped at the time in the Castle of Montearagon intent on retaking the City of Huesca from the Moors. While inspecting the siege efforts around the ramparts of Huesca, Sancho was struck and killed by an arrow. His son continued the siege, finally defeating the allied troops of Al-Musta'in that had come up from Zaragoza on the fields of Alcoraz, just outside of Huesca.
Later legends hold that during the battle, Saint George appeared above the crown of Aragon, to inspire the Christian army who were heavily outnumbered in this first Reconquista. This parallels the legendary story of the Battle of Clavijo, over two hundred years earlier, where Saint James was similarly alleged to have appeared before the Christian forces of the Kingdom of Asturias in the battle against the Saracen armies.
The heraldic war shield known as the Cross of Alcoraz which commemorated the battle was later adopted as the personal coat of arms of King Peter III of Aragon and subsequently incorporated into the flag of the Kingdom of Aragon where it remains to this day.
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