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Battle of the Puig

Battle of the Puig was a battle fought on 15 August 1237 at El Puig de Santa Maria, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Aragonese conquest of Valencia, which ran from 1225 to 1304. The recorded result: Aragonese victory. Recorded strength: 50 knights; 1,000 foot soldiers against 600 cavalry; 11,000 foot soldiers.

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Battle of El Puig, one of the central panels of the Centenar de la Ploma or Saint George Altarpiece (tempera on panel, ca. 1405), Master of the Centenar de la Ploma, or Andreu Marçal de Sax (ca. 1393-
Battle of El Puig, one of the central panels of the Centenar de la Ploma or Saint George Altarpiece (tempera on panel, ca. 1405), Master of the Centenar de la Ploma, or Andreu Marçal de Sax (ca. 1393-. Andreu Marçal de Sax / Andrès Marçal de Sas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date15 August 1237
PlaceEl Puig de Santa Maria, Spain
39.583N, 0.300W
Part ofAragonese conquest of Valencia (1225 to 1304)
KindBattle, medieval
ResultAragonese victory
BelligerentsCrown of AragonTaifa of Valencia
CommandersBernat Guillem I d'EntençaZayyan ibn Mardanish
Strength50 knights; 1,000 foot soldiers600 cavalry; 11,000 foot soldiers
Battle of the PuigBattle of the PuigSiege of SaguntumBattle of SaguntumBattle of MorvedreBattle of BurjassotSiege of ValenciaSiege of SaguntumBattle of BurjassotSiege of ValenciaCastelloAlbacete100 km39.583N, 0.300W
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Battle of the Puig is one of 386 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 813 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890815, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Puig, revision 1380385923, 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.