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Siege of León

Siege of León was a siege conducted in December 1367 at León, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Castilian Civil War, which ran from 1351 to 1369. The recorded result: Henry victory.

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Vista de algunos de los cubos de la muralla de la ciudad de León (España).
Vista de algunos de los cubos de la muralla de la ciudad de León (España).. Rodelar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

DateDecember 1367 (month precision)
PlaceLeón, Spain
42.599N, 5.567W
Part ofCastilian Civil War (1351 to 1369)
KindSiege, medieval
ResultHenry victory
Belligerents20px Castilians supporting Henry20px Castilians supporting Pedro
CommandersHenry of TrastámaraUnknown
Siege of LeónSiege of LeónBattle of the Nervasos MountainsBattle of CogorderosBattle of ViadangosBattle of las BabiasSiege of AstorgaBattle of ViadangosBattle of las BabiasSiege of AstorgaValladolidOviedoSantanderBurgosGijónBragança100 km42.599N, 5.567W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of León is one of 387 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 813 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q6130105, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of León (1368), revision 1370742893, 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.