Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Alphonse the Battler

Battles of Alphonse the Battler

King of Aragon and Pamplona (1073-1134)

Alphonse the Battler is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1096 and 1134: 6 battles and 4 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Spain (9), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,522 km apart end to end, 280 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Almoravid conquest of al-Andalus (3).

Battle of CandespinaSiege of LleidaBattle of ArnisolBattle of the AlcalansSiege of BayonneBattle of AlcorazBattle of ValtierraConquest of ZaragozaBattle of CutandaBattle of FragaBattle of AlcorazBattle of ValtierraConquest of ZaragozaBattle of CutandaBattle of FragaMadridAlgiersLisbonSevilleValenciaMarseilleBilbaoVigoCórdoba500 km40.357N, 2.034W
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1096: 1 engagements1110: 2 engagements2 in 11101118: 1 engagements1120: 1 engagements1122: 1 engagements1126: 1 engagements1129: 1 engagements1130: 1 engagements1134: 1 engagements10961134
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Alcoraz, 1096Battle of Valtierra, 1110Battle of Candespina, 1110Conquest of Zaragoza, 1118Battle of Cutanda, 1120Siege of Lleida, 1122Battle of Arnisol, 1126Battle of the Alcalans, 1129Siege of Bayonne, 1130Battle of Fraga, 113410961134
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1096Battle of AlcorazHuesca, SpainAragonese victory
24 January 1110Battle of ValtierraValtierra, Spain94 km WAragonese victory
26 October 1110Battle of CandespinaFresno de Cantespino, Spain180 km SWAragonese-Portuguese victory
April 1118Conquest of ZaragozaZaragoza, Spain220 km EChristian victory
17 June 1120Battle of CutandaCutanda, Spain83 km SChristian victory
May 1122Siege of LleidaMedina Larida, Spain170 km NEAlmoravid victory
10 March 1126Battle of ArnisolCastillo Anzur, Spain657 km SWAragonese victory
1129Battle of the AlcalansCastle of Alcalans, Spain419 km NEAragonese victory
September 1130Siege of BayonneBayonne, France448 km NSiege lifted
17 July 1134Battle of FragaFraga, Spain251 km SEAlmoravid 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, Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.