Conflict: | Battle of Consuegra |
Date: | 15 August 1097 |
Place: | Consuegra |
Result: | Almoravid victory |
Combatant1: | Almoravid dynasty |
Combatant2: | Kingdom of Castile Kingdom of León |
Commander1: | Muhammad ibn al-Hajj |
Commander2: | Alfonso VI of León and Castile Álvar Fáñez Pedro Ansúrez García Ordóñez |
Strength1: | 10,000–20,000 |
Strength2: | 30,000–35,000 |
Casualties1: | Unknown |
Casualties2: | Unknown |
The Battle of Consuegra took place during the Spanish Reconquista on 15 August 1097 near the village of Consuegra in the province of Castile-La Mancha between the Castilian and Leonese army of Alfonso VI and the Almoravids under Yusuf ibn Tashfin.[1]
The battle soon turned into Almoravid victory, with the Leónese dead including the son of El Cid, Diego Rodríguez. Alfonso, with some Leónese, retreated into the castle of Consuegra, which was besieged for eight days until the Almoravids withdrew to the south.