|
|||||
The Battle of Cutanda or Batalla de Cutanda was a battle in June of the year 1120 between the forces of Alfonso I the Battler and an army led by 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 the Troubadour, duke of Aquitaine. After this battle, the Aragonese king was able to capture the fortified towns of Calatayud and Daroca.
References
- Cañada Juste, Alberto, La batalla de Cutanda (1120), 1997; Xiloca nº 20 id = ISSN 0214-1175
- Tucoo-Chala, Pierre, Quand l'Islam était aux portes des Pyrénées, 1994; Biarritz: J&D Editions id = ISBN 2-84127-022-X
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
