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commander, 14 engagements

Battles of Afonso I of Portugal

Battles of Afonso I of Portugal

king of Portugal from 1139 to 1185, 1109 to 1185

Afonso I of Portugal is recorded as a commander at 14 placed engagements in the atlas between 1127 and 1184: 7 battles and 7 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Portugal (12), Spain (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,626 km apart end to end, 125 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Almoravid conquest of al-Andalus (3), Almohad wars in the Iberian Peninsula (3).

Siege of GuimarãesBattle of CernejaBattle of TrancosoSiege of LisbonBattle of Alcácer do SalBattle of PalmelaSiege of BadajozSiege of SantarémSiege of SantarémBattle of São MamedeBattle of OuriqueArcos de Valdevez TournamentConquest of SantarémSiege of LisbonBattle of São MamedeBattle of OuriqueArcos de Valdevez TournamentConquest of SantarémSiege of LisbonMadridVigoPortoValladolidSetúbalSalamancaBadajozCoimbraToledoBraga200 km40.111N, 8.055W
14 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1127: 1 engagements1128: 1 engagements1139: 2 engagements2 in 11391140: 2 engagements2 in 11401142: 1 engagements1147: 2 engagements2 in 11471161: 1 engagements1165: 1 engagements1169: 1 engagements1171: 1 engagements1184: 1 engagements11271184
14 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Guimarães, 1127Battle of São Mamede, 1128Battle of Cerneja, 1139Battle of Ourique, 1139Arcos de Valdevez Tournament, 1140Battle of Trancoso, 1140Siege of Lisbon, 1142Conquest of Santarém, 1147Siege of Lisbon, 1147Battle of Alcácer do Sal, 1161Battle of Palmela, 1165Siege of Badajoz, 1169Siege of Santarém, 1171Siege of Santarém, 118411271184
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1127Siege of GuimarãesPortugalKingdom of León withdrawal
1128Battle of São MamedePortugal0 km NAfonso Henriques' victory
1139Battle of CernejaKingdom of Galicia, Spain50 km NWPortuguese victory
25 July 1139Battle of OuriqueOurique, Portugal281 km SPortuguese victory
1140Arcos de Valdevez TournamentPortugal299 km NPortuguese victory; Treaty of Zamora
1140Battle of TrancosoTrancoso, Portugal148 km SEPortuguese victory
1142Siege of LisbonLisbon, Portugal277 km SWCrusader forces failed to capture Lisbon
14 March 1147Conquest of SantarémSantarém, Portugal71 km NEPortuguese victory
25 October 1147Siege of Lisbonal-Lixbûnâ, Portugal70 km SWPortuguese-Crusader victory
1161Battle of Alcácer do SalAlcácer do Sal, Portugal66 km SEAlmohad victory
1165Battle of PalmelaPalmela, Portugal40 km NWPortuguese victory
1169Siege of BadajozBadajoz, Spain171 km EAlmohad-Leonese victory
1171Siege of SantarémSantarém, Portugal154 km WPortuguese victory
27 June 1184Siege of SantarémSantarém, Portugal0 km SEPortuguese victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, António de Holanda, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.