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Siege of Algeciras

Siege of Algeciras was a siege conducted on 28 July 1369 at Algeciras, in what is now Spain; it lasted 2 days. It was part of Q35810458. The recorded result: Granadan victory.

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Siege of Algeciras
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Fought28 July 1369lasted 2 days
WhereAlgeciras, Spain36.127N, 5.454W
OutcomeGranadan victory
BelligerentsEmirate of GranadaagainstKingdom of Castile
Part ofQ35810458

Where it sits in Q35810458

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148 placed engagements of Q35810458 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date28 July 1369
to 30 July 1369
PlaceAlgeciras, Spain
36.127N, 5.454W
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeReconquest of the city by Granada
Commanders
  • Muhammed V, Sultan of Granada
  • Henry II of Castile
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 26 times between 206 BC and 1942.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1369

Siege of Algeciras is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5019522, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Algeciras (1369), revision 1370845813, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.