Atlas of Battles

war, 142 engagements

Battles of Reconquista

The atlas places 142 engagements of Reconquista (AD 722 to 1492): 89 battles, 41 sieges, 9 naval actions and 3 campaigns across 4 present-day countries, most in Spain (130), Portugal (8), Morocco (2). The most widely documented: Battle of Covadonga, Battle of Río Salado, Battle of Simancas.

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Battle of OlalíesSiege to PelayoBattle of the Burbia RiverRaid of 794Battle of Río QuirósBattle of the Nalón RiverBattle of Campo da MatanzaCapture of OviedoBattle of las BabiasBattle of AnceoRaid of 825Battle of AlbeldaBattle of GuadalaceteRaid of 856Battle of Monte LaturceRaid of 861Battle of the MorcueraSiege of CoimbraBattle of CellorigoFirst Battle of CellorigoSecond Battle of CellorigoSiege of LéridaBattle of BayyanaRaid of 897 against BarcelonaDay of ZamoraRaid of 904 in Pallars and RibagorzaRaid of 908Raid of 909Raid of 910Raid of 912Battle of San Esteban de GormazBattle of ValdejunqueraBattle of CastromorosSiege of ToledoSiege of MadridBattle of OsmaBattle of BarcelonaSiege of PalsSiege of EmpúriesRaid of 936Battle of AlhandegaBattle of AlhandicBattle of EstercuelBattle of RuedaBattle of TorrevicenteBattle of RoviransSack of BarcelonaSantiago de Compostela campaignBattle of CerveraBattle of CalatañazorBattle of AlbesaRaid of 1005Battle of ToràBattle of CesarBattle of GrausBattle of PaternaSiege of BarbastroBattle of GolpejeraSiege of ToledoBattle of MorellaBattle of Piedra PisadaSiege of ZaragozaSiege of TudelaSiege of MonzónBattle of TevarBattle of AlcorazBattle of AroucaBattle of FormenteraBattle of IbizaBattle of ValtierraSiege of MorellaConquest of ZaragozaBattle of CutandaSiege of LleidaSiege of LisbonConquest of SantarémSiege of AlmeríaBattle of Alcácer do SalCapture of JuromenhaSiege of HueteBattle of Ceuta (1182)Siege of MoyaSiege of JaénPortuguese raid on SevilleConquest of MajorcaSiege of JaénBattle of JerezSiege of CórdobaBattle of ChioSiege of JaénSiege of SevilleSiege of FaroBattle of ÉcijaBattle of MartosMarinid campaign in AndalusiaSiege of AlgecirasBattle of AlgecirasBattle of MoclínSiege of JerezBattle of ArjonaFirst Siege of GibraltarSiege of AlgecirasSiege of CeutaSiege of AlmeríaBattle of the Vega of GranadaBattle of GuadalhorceBattle of TebaRazia of 1330Siege of GuardamarSiege of ElcheBattle of CeutaBattle of Vega de PaganaBattle of GetaresBattle of CeutaBattle of Sierra Bullones (1342)Battle of GuadalmesíBattle of EsteponaSiege of AlgecirasBattle of LinuesaBattle of GuadixSiege of AlgecirasRaid of 1386Nasrid raid on MurciaBattle of Puerto LopeBattle of CollejaresBattle of GibraltarSiege of Setenil de las BodegasSiege of AntequeraBattle of La HigueruelaBattle of ArchidonaBattle of CastrilBattle of Río VerdeBattle of HellínBattle of Los AlporchonesEighth siege of GibraltarBattle of CovadongaBattle of LutosBattle of ClavijoBattle of SimancasCrusade of BarbastroBattle of Río SaladoBattle of CovadongaBattle of LutosBattle of ClavijoBattle of SimancasCrusade of BarbastroBattle of Río SaladoMadridBarcelonaAlgiersLisbonSevilleValenciaOranMarseilleConstantineVigo500 km39.625N, 3.168W
142 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by half century

AD 700: 3 engagementsAD 750: 8 engagementsAD 800: 3 engagementsAD 850: 13 engagementsAD 900: 19 engagements19 in AD 900AD 950: 6 engagements1000: 6 engagements1050: 13 engagements1100: 10 engagements1150: 6 engagements1200: 10 engagements1250: 9 engagements1300: 19 engagements19 in 13001350: 6 engagements1400: 9 engagements1450: 2 engagementsAD 7001450
142 dated engagements, one bar per half century, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Covadonga, AD 718Battle of Olalíes, AD 722Siege to Pelayo, AD 735Battle of the Burbia River, AD 791Battle of Lutos, AD 794Raid of 794, AD 794Battle of Río Quirós, AD 795Battle of the Nalón River, AD 795Battle of Campo da Matanza, AD 795Capture of Oviedo, AD 795Battle of las Babias, AD 795Battle of Anceo, AD 825Raid of 825, AD 825Battle of Clavijo, AD 844Battle of Albelda, AD 851Battle of Guadalacete, AD 852Raid of 856, AD 856Battle of Monte Laturce, AD 859Raid of 861, AD 861Battle of the Morcuera, AD 865Siege of Coimbra, AD 878Battle of Cellorigo, AD 882First Battle of Cellorigo, AD 882Second Battle of Cellorigo, AD 883Siege of Lérida, AD 884Battle of Bayyana, AD 891Raid of 897 against Barcelona, AD 897Day of Zamora, AD 901Raid of 904 in Pallars and Ribagorza, AD 904Raid of 908, AD 908Raid of 909, AD 909Raid of 910, AD 910Raid of 912, AD 912Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz, AD 917Battle of Valdejunquera, AD 920Battle of Castromoros, AD 920Siege of Toledo, AD 930Siege of Madrid, AD 932Battle of Osma, AD 934Battle of Barcelona, AD 935Siege of Pals, AD 935Siege of Empúries, AD 935Raid of 936, AD 936Battle of Simancas, AD 939Battle of Alhandega, AD 939Battle of Alhandic, AD 939Battle of Estercuel, AD 975Battle of Rueda, AD 981Battle of Torrevicente, AD 981Battle of Rovirans, AD 985Sack of Barcelona, AD 985Santiago de Compostela campaign, AD 997Battle of Cervera, 1000Battle of Calatañazor, 1002Battle of Albesa, 1003Raid of 1005, 1005Battle of Torà, 1006Battle of Cesar, 1035Battle of Graus, 1063Crusade of Barbastro, 1064Battle of Paterna, 1065Siege of Barbastro, 1065Battle of Golpejera, 1072Siege of Toledo, 1081Battle of Morella, 1084Battle of Piedra Pisada, 1084Siege of Zaragoza, 1086Siege of Tudela, 1087Siege of Monzón, 1089Battle of Tevar, 1090Battle of Alcoraz, 1096Battle of Arouca, 1102Battle of Formentera, 1109Battle of Ibiza, 1109Battle of Valtierra, 1110Siege of Morella, 1117Conquest of Zaragoza, 1118Battle of Cutanda, 1120Siege of Lleida, 1122Siege of Lisbon, 1142Conquest of Santarém, 1147Siege of Almería, 1157Battle of Alcácer do Sal, 1161Capture of Juromenha, 1170Siege of Huete, 1172Battle of Ceuta (1182), 1182Siege of Moya, 1183Siege of Jaén, 1225Portuguese raid on Seville, 1225Conquest of Majorca, 1228Siege of Jaén, 1230Battle of Jerez, 1231Siege of Córdoba, 1235Battle of Chio, 1239Siege of Jaén, 1245Siege of Seville, 1248Siege of Faro, 1249Battle of Salé, 1260Battle of Écija, 1275Battle of Martos, 1275Marinid campaign in Andalusia, 1277Siege of Algeciras, 1278Battle of Algeciras, 1278Battle of Moclín, 1280Siege of Jerez, 1285Battle of Arjona, 1297First Siege of Gibraltar, 1309Siege of Algeciras, 1309Siege of Ceuta, 1309Siege of Almería, 1309Battle of the Vega of Granada, 1319Battle of Guadalhorce, 1326Battle of Teba, 1330Razia of 1330, 1330Siege of Guardamar, 1331Siege of Elche, 1332Battle of Ceuta, 1339Battle of Vega de Pagana, 1339Battle of Getares, 1340Battle of Río Salado, 1340Battle of Ceuta, 1341Battle of Sierra Bullones (1342), 1342Battle of Guadalmesí, 1342Battle of Estepona, 1342Siege of Algeciras, 1342Battle of Linuesa, 1361Battle of Guadix, 1362Siege of Algeciras, 1369Raid of 1386, 1386Nasrid raid on Murcia, 1392Battle of Puerto Lope, 1394Battle of Collejares, 1406Battle of Gibraltar, 1407Siege of Setenil de las Bodegas, 1407Siege of Antequera, 1410Battle of La Higueruela, 1431Battle of Archidona, 1434Battle of Castril, 1438Battle of Río Verde, 1448Battle of Hellín, 1448Battle of Los Alporchones, 1452Eighth siege of Gibraltar, 1462AD 7181462
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
AD 718Battle of CovadongaCovadonga, SpainKingdom of Asturias
AD 722Battle of OlalíesProaza, Spain
AD 735Siege to PelayoPicos de Europa, Spain
AD 791Battle of the Burbia RiverVillafranca del Bierzo, SpainUmayyad victory
AD 794Battle of LutosGrado, SpainChristian victory
AD 794Raid of 794Kingdom of Asturias, Spain
AD 795Battle of Río QuirósAsturias, SpainUmayyad victory
AD 795Battle of the Nalón RiverNalón, Spain
AD 795Battle of Campo da MatanzaO Cádavo, Spain
AD 795Capture of OviedoOviedo, SpainUmayyad victory
18 September AD 795Battle of las BabiasAstorga, SpainMuslim victory
AD 825Battle of AnceoAnceu, Ponte Caldelas, Spain
AD 825Raid of 825Kingdom of Asturias, Spain
23 May AD 844Battle of ClavijoClavijo, Spain
AD 851Battle of AlbeldaAlbelda de Iregua, SpainUmayyad Victory
AD 852Battle of GuadalaceteToledo, SpainUmayyad victory
AD 856Raid of 856Spanish march, Spain
AD 859Battle of Monte LaturceQ6022443, SpainAsturian–Pamplona Victory
AD 861Raid of 861Spanish march, Spain
9 August AD 865Battle of the MorcueraBugedo, SpainUmayyad victory
AD 878Siege of CoimbraCoimbra, Portugal
AD 882Battle of CellorigoCellorigo, Spain
AD 882First Battle of CellorigoCellorigo, SpainAsturian victory
AD 883Second Battle of CellorigoCellorigo, SpainAsturian victory
AD 884Siege of LéridaMedina Larida, Spain
AD 891Battle of BayyanaPechina, Spain
AD 897Raid of 897 against BarcelonaCounty of Barcelona, SpainCórdoban victory
AD 901Day of ZamoraZamora, SpainAsturian victory
AD 904Raid of 904 in Pallars and RibagorzaCatalan counties, SpainCórdoban victory
AD 908Raid of 908Catalan counties, Spain
AD 909Raid of 909Catalan counties, Spain
AD 910Raid of 910Catalan counties, Spain
AD 912Raid of 912Tàrrega, Spain
4 September AD 917Battle of San Esteban de GormazSan Esteban de Gormaz, SpainLeonese victory
26 July AD 920Battle of ValdejunqueraKingdom of Pamplona, SpainCordoban victory
AD 920Battle of CastromorosSan Esteban de Gormaz, Spain
AD 930Siege of ToledoToledo, SpainCórdoban victory
AD 932Siege of MadridMadrid, Spain
AD 934Battle of OsmaOsma Castle, Spain
AD 935Battle of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
5 July AD 935Siege of PalsPals, Spain
7 July AD 935Siege of EmpúriesEmpúries, Spain
AD 936Raid of 936Balansiya, Spain
19 July AD 939Battle of SimancasSimancas, SpainLeonese victory
July AD 939Battle of AlhandegaFresno Alhándiga, Spain
5 August AD 939Battle of AlhandicZamora, SpainCórdoban victory
6 July AD 975Battle of EstercuelEstercuel, SpainCórdoban victory
AD 981Battle of RuedaRueda, SpainCórdoban victory
9 July AD 981Battle of TorrevicenteTorrevicente, SpainCórdoban victory
AD 985Battle of RoviransTerrassa, SpainCordoban victory
1 July AD 985Sack of BarcelonaBarcelona, SpainCórdoban victory
AD 997Santiago de Compostela campaignSantiago de Compostela, SpainCordoban victory
29 July 1000Battle of CerveraPeña Cervera, SpainCórdoban victory
June 1002Battle of CalatañazorCalatañazor, Spain
25 February 1003Battle of AlbesaAlbesa, SpainCórdoban victory
1005Raid of 1005Kingdom of Leon, Spain
1006Battle of ToràTorà, SpainChristian victory
23 March 1035Battle of CesarCesar, PortugalChristian victory
8 May 1063Battle of GrausGraus, SpainCastilian–Zaragozan victory
August 1064Crusade of BarbastroBarbastro, SpainFrankish victory
1065Battle of PaternaPaterna, SpainLeonese victory
1065Siege of BarbastroSpain
12 January 1072Battle of GolpejeraCardeñosa de Volpejera, SpainVictory for Sancho II of Castile
1081Siege of ToledoToledo city, SpainLeónese victory
14 August 1084Battle of MorellaTortosa, SpainZaragozan victory
1084Battle of Piedra PisadaNaval, SpainMuslim (Zaragozan) victory
1086Siege of ZaragozaSarakusta, Spain
1087Siege of TudelaTudela, SpainZaragozan victory
1089Siege of MonzónMonzón, Spain
1090Battle of TevarMorella, Spain
1096Battle of AlcorazHuesca, SpainAragonese victory
1102Battle of AroucaSanta Eulália, Portugal
1109Battle of FormenteraQ31916364, SpainNorwegian victory
1109Battle of IbizaIbiza, SpainNorwegian victory
24 January 1110Battle of ValtierraValtierra, SpainAragonese victory
November 1117Siege of MorellaMorella, Spain
April 1118Conquest of ZaragozaZaragoza, SpainChristian victory
17 June 1120Battle of CutandaCutanda, SpainChristian victory
May 1122Siege of LleidaMedina Larida, SpainAlmoravid victory
1142Siege of LisbonLisbon, PortugalCrusader forces failed to capture Lisbon
14 March 1147Conquest of SantarémSantarém, PortugalPortuguese victory
1157Siege of AlmeríaAlmería, SpainAlmohad victory
1161Battle of Alcácer do SalAlcácer do Sal, PortugalAlmohad victory
October 1170Capture of JuromenhaCastelo de Juromenha, PortugalAlmohad victory
1172Siege of HueteHuete, Spain
1182Battle of Ceuta (1182)Ceuta, SpainPortuguese victory
1183Siege of MoyaMoya, Spain
1225Siege of JaénJaén, SpainVictory for the Muslim garrison of Jaén
1225Portuguese raid on SevilleIshbiliya, SpainChristian victory
1228Conquest of MajorcaMallorca, SpainAragonese victory
24 June 1230Siege of JaénJaén, SpainCastilian abandonment of the siege
1231Battle of JerezJerez de la Frontera, Spain
23 December 1235Siege of CórdobaCórdoba, SpainCastilian victory
1239Battle of ChioVall d'Albaida, Spain
1245Siege of JaénJaén, SpainHanding over of the city of Jaén to Castile after the signing of the...
28 November 1248Siege of SevilleIshbiliya, SpainCastilian victory
1249Siege of FaroFaro, PortugalPortuguese victory
10 September 1260Battle of SaléSalé, MoroccoMarinid victory
September 1275Battle of ÉcijaÉcija, SpainMarinid victory
21 October 1275Battle of MartosTorredonjimeno, SpainMoorish victory
1277Marinid campaign in AndalusiaAndalusia, SpainMuslim victory
June 1278Siege of AlgecirasAlgeciras, SpainMarinid-Granadan victory
1278Battle of AlgecirasStrait of Gibraltar, SpainMarinid victory
23 June 1280Battle of MoclínMoclín, SpainGranadan victory
1285Siege of JerezJerez de la Frontera, Spain
1297Battle of ArjonaArjona, SpainGranadan victory
1309First Siege of GibraltarGibraltar, United KingdomCastilian victory
June 1309Siege of AlgecirasAlgeciras, SpainGranadan victory
21 July 1309Siege of CeutaCeuta under Muslim rule, Spain
July 1309Siege of AlmeríaAlmería, SpainGranadan victory
25 June 1319Battle of the Vega of GranadaPinos Puente, SpainGranadan victory
29 August 1326Battle of GuadalhorceGuadalhorce, Spain
1 August 1330Battle of TebaTeba, SpainCastilian victory
1330Razia of 1330Emirate of Granada, Spain
18 October 1331Siege of GuardamarGuardamar del Segura, SpainGranada victory
9 April 1332Siege of ElcheElche, SpainGranada victory
6 September 1339Battle of CeutaCeuta, SpainChristian victory
1339Battle of Vega de PaganaLos Alcornocales Natural Park, SpainCastilian victory
1340Battle of GetaresPlaya de Getares, SpainMarinid victory
30 October 1340Battle of Río SaladoTarifa, SpainCastilian–Portuguese victory
1341Battle of CeutaCeuta, Spain
1342Battle of Sierra Bullones (1342)Belyounech, Morocco
1342Battle of GuadalmesíQ23986333, SpainCastilian–Portuguese victory
1342Battle of EsteponaEstepona, SpainAragonese victory
3 August 1342Siege of AlgecirasAlgeciras, SpainChristian victory
21 December 1361Battle of LinuesaHuesa, SpainVictory for the Kingdom of Castile.
15 January 1362Battle of GuadixGuadix, SpainMuslim victory
28 July 1369Siege of AlgecirasAlgeciras, SpainGranadan victory
1386Raid of 1386Kingdom of Valencia, Spain
1392Nasrid raid on MurciaKingdom of Murcia, Spain
26 April 1394Battle of Puerto LopeQ5804908, SpainGranadan victory
1406Battle of CollejaresJaén Province, SpainCastilian victory
1407Battle of GibraltarBay of Gibraltar, Spain
1407Siege of Setenil de las BodegasSetenil de las Bodegas, SpainGranadan victory
1410Siege of AntequeraAntequera, Spain
1 July 1431Battle of La HigueruelaVega de Granada, SpainCastilian victory
1434Battle of ArchidonaPeña de los Enamorados, SpainGranadan victory
1438Battle of CastrilCastril, SpainGranadan victory
17 March 1448Battle of Río VerdeVerde River, SpainGranadan victory
November 1448Battle of HellínHellín, SpainGranadan victory
17 March 1452Battle of Los AlporchonesLorca, SpainCastilian victory
July 1462Eighth siege of GibraltarGibraltar, United KingdomCastilian victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Reconquista (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.