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Battle of Barcelona

Battle of Barcelona was a naval engagement fought on 9 June 1359 at Barcelona, in what is now Spain; it lasted 2 days. It was part of the War of the Two Peters, which ran from 1356 to 1375. The recorded result: Aragonese victory. Recorded strength: 81 naus,; 41 galleys,; 3 galiots,; 3 lleños against 10 galleys and a nau,; several small vessels,; several catapults and bombards.

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Naval battle of Barcelona, 1359
Naval battle of Barcelona, 1359. José Puiggarí, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 June 1359lasted 2 days
WhereBarcelona, Spain41.402N, 2.167E
OutcomeAragonese victory
BelligerentsCrown of Castile; Kingdom of PortugalagainstCrown of Aragon
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofWar of the Two Peters1356 to 1375

Where it sits in the War of the Two Peters

Siege of Alicante, 1356Siege of Tarazona, 1357Siege of Jumilla, 1357Siege of Cartagena, 1358Siege of Guardamar, 1358Siege of Guardamar, 1359Siege of Valence, 1359Siege of Orihuela, 1359Battle of Barcelona, 1359Battle of Araviana, 1359Battle of Bône, 1360Siege of Calatayud, 1362Siege of Teruel, 1363Siege of Valencia, 1363Siege of Orihuela, 1364Siege of Valencia, 136413561364Battle of Barcelona, 1359
16 placed engagements of the War of the Two Peters in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 June 1359
to 11 June 1359
PlaceBarcelona, Spain
41.402N, 2.167E
KindNaval engagement, medieval
Strength81 naus,; 41 galleys,; 3 galiots,; 3 lleños10 galleys and a nau,; several small vessels,; several catapults and bombards
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Peter I of Castile
  • Peter IV of Aragon
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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 31 times between AD 510 and 1937.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1359

Battle of Barcelona 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 Q4870420, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Barcelona (1359), revision 1370433387, 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.