Battle of Cutanda explained

Conflict:Battle of Cutanda
Partof:Reconquista
Date:June 1120
Place:, near Calamocha
Territory:Calatayud and Daroca captured by Christians
Result:Christian victory
Combatant1: Kingdom of Aragon
Duchy of Aquitaine
Combatant2:Almoravid Emirate
Commander1: Alfonso I of Aragon
Abd al-Malik Imad ad-Dawla
William IX of Aquitaine
Commander2:Ibrahim ibn Yusuf
Strength1:About 1,200 horsemen
Strength2:5,000 horsemen
10,000 infantry (exaggerated)[1]
Casualties1:Unknown
Casualties2:According to the :
15,000 killed or wounded
2,000 camels captured (exaggerated)

The Battle of Cutanda took place in June 1120 between the forces of Alfonso I the Battler and an army led by Almoravid general Ibrahim ibn Yusuf occurring in a place called Cutanda, near Calamocha (Teruel), in which the Almoravid army was defeated by the combined forces, mainly of Aragon and Navarre.

Alfonso I was aided by William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, who commanded a force of knights in the battle. The Almoravid Emir, Ali ibn Yusuf sent his general Ibrahim ibn Yusuf to intercept the Christian forces near Calamocha. The Muslim and Christian armies met at a place known as Cutanda where the battle ensued. The Almoravid army was destroyed and their general, Ibrahim, killed. After this battle the Aragonese captured the fortified towns of Calatayud and Daroca.

The scholar Abu Ali al-Sadafi was killed fighting on the Almoravid side.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historia - Batalla de Cutanda .