Battle of Montiel (1143)
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title:
Battle of Montiel (1143)
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On 1 March 1143 the Battle of Montiel was fought between Muño Alfonso and an army of knights from Ávila, Segovia, and Toledo on one side and a force of Almoravids on the other. The Christians were accompanied by priests. It was a decisive victory for Muño. Early in 1143 Muño set out with a hand-picked troop of 900 knights and 1,000 infantrymen of the local militias to raid the area around Córdoba. On his return through the Muradal Pass he caught sight of a pursuing Almoravid army, also composed
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Battle of the Reconquista
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Montiel_(1143)
date created:
2009-05-01T04:00:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T09:21:35Z
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