battle, medieval

Battle of Estercuel

Battle of Estercuel was a battle fought on 6 July AD 975 at Estercuel, in what is now Spain. It was part of Q35810458. The recorded result: Córdoban victory. Recorded strength: 500 cavalry against Superior.

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Record

Date	6 July AD 975
Place	Estercuel, Spain 42.008N, 1.512W
Part of	Q35810458
Kind	Battle, medieval
Result	Córdoban victory
Belligerents	Kingdom of Viguera	Caliphate of Córdoba
Commanders	Ramiro Garcés of Viguera	al-Tuyibi
Strength	500 cavalry	Superior
Casualties and losses	33 killed	Few if any

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Tudela 1284, 9.7 km
Battle of Tudela 1808, 10 km
Siege of Tudela 1087, 10 km
Siege of Tarazona 1357, 21 km
Battle of Valtierra 1110, 23 km

In the same war

Before: Battle of Alhandic 5 August AD 939
After: Battle of Rueda AD 981

Battle of Estercuel is one of 83 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 813 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870988, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Estercuel, revision 1370440345, 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.