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Battle of Pancorbo

Battle of Pancorbo was a battle fought in AD 816 at Pancorbo, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March, which ran from AD 759 to AD 851. The recorded result: Umayyad victory.

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FoughtAD 816
WherePancorbo, Spain42.633N, 3.100W
OutcomeUmayyad victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Asturias; Kingdom of PamplonaagainstEmirate of Córdoba
Part ofCarolingian conquest of the Spanish MarchAD 759 to AD 851

Where it sits in the Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March

Siege of Narbonne, AD 752Conquest of Girona, AD 785Battle of Ad Pontes, AD 792Battle of Orbiel River, AD 793Siege of Girona, AD 793Siege of Narbonne, AD 793Siege of Lleida, AD 800Siege of Barcelona, AD 800Battle of Conchas de Arganzón, AD 801Siege of Tortosa, AD 804Siege of Tortosa, AD 808Siege of Tortosa, AD 808Siege of Tortosa, AD 809Battle of Pancorbo, AD 816AD 752AD 816Battle of Pancorbo, AD 816
14 placed engagements of the Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 816 (year precision)
PlacePancorbo, Spain
42.633N, 3.100W
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Velasco the Basque
Battle of PancorboBattle of PancorboBattle of the MorcueraBattle of CellorigoFirst Battle of CellorigoSecond Battle of CellorigoBattle of Conchas de ArganzónBattle of CellorigoBattle of Conchas de ArganzónBilbaoZaragozaValladolidPamplonaSan SebastiánSantanderBurgosBiarritz100 km42.633N, 3.100W
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In the same war

Battle of Pancorbo is one of 169 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3751377, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pancorbo (816), revision 1380302920, 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.