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Battle of Oriola

Battle of Oriola was a battle fought on 30 August 1521 at Orihuela, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Revolt of the Brotherhoods, which ran from 1519 to 1523. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: ± 7,000 infantrymen against 5,500 soldiers.

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Record

Date30 August 1521
PlaceOrihuela, Spain
38.086N, 0.947W
Part ofRevolt of the Brotherhoods (1519 to 1523)
KindBattle, early modern
ResultRoyalist victory
BelligerentsAgermanadosRoyalists
CommandersMicar Bocanegra; friar Miquel Garcia; Pere PalomaresPedro Fajardo; Pero Maza de Lizana
Strength± 7,000 infantrymen5,500 soldiers
Casualties and losses± 2,000Unknown
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Battle of Oriola is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 813 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q958133, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Oriola (1521), revision 1375274046, 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.