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Battle of Orihuela

Battle of Orihuela was a battle fought in AD 713 at Orihuela, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Orihuela. It was part of the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, which ran from AD 711 to AD 726. The recorded result: Umayyad victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 713
WhereOrihuela, Spain38.086N, 0.947W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeUmayyad victory
BelligerentsVisigothic KingdomagainstUmayyad Caliphate
Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown
Part ofUmayyad conquest of HispaniaAD 711 to AD 726

Where it sits in the Umayyad conquest of Hispania

Siege of Córdoba, AD 711Battle of Guadalete, AD 711Battle of Écija, AD 711Conquest of Mérida, AD 712Capture of Málaga, AD 713Capture of Seville by the Umayyad army, AD 713Battle of Orihuela, AD 713AD 711AD 713Battle of Orihuela, AD 713
7 placed engagements of the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 713 (year precision)
PlaceOrihuela, Spain
38.086N, 0.947W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesHeavyUnknown
Commanders
  • Theodemir (Visigoth)
  • Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa
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Placed at Orihuela; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Orihuela is one of 144 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q133799915, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Orihuela (713), revision 1370452309, 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.