siege, medieval

Siege of Badajoz

Name: Siege of Badajoz
Location: Badajoz, Spain

Siege of Badajoz was a siege conducted in 1169 at Badajoz, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Badajoz. It was part of Q123335056. The recorded result: Almohad-Leonese victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1169

WhereBadajoz, Spain38.878N, 6.971W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAlmohad-Leonese victory

BelligerentsKingdom of PortugalagainstAlmohad Caliphate; Kingdom of León

Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown

Part ofQ123335056

Record

Date	1169 (year precision) to 1169
Place	Badajoz, Spain 38.878N, 6.971W
Kind	Siege, medieval
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Heavy	Unknown
Commanders	Afonso I of Portugal Gerald the Fearless	Ferdinand II of León

Placed at Badajoz; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Badajoz 1658, 0.3 km E
Siege of Badajoz 1812, 0.3 km E
Battle of Almagro 1812, 0.3 km E
Siege of Badajoz 1705, 0.5 km NW
First siege of Badajoz 1811, 0.5 km NW

Elsewhere in 1169

Sack of Kyiv Ukraine
Battle of the Blacks Egypt
Battle of the Novgorodians with the Suzdalians Russia
Siege of Damietta Egypt
Siege of Wexford Ireland

Siege of Badajoz is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q48854974, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Badajoz (1169), revision 1370739127, 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.