Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Alfonso VIII of Castile

Battles of Alfonso VIII of Castile

King of Castile (1155-1214)

Alfonso VIII of Castile is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1177 and 1212: 2 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day Spain. Taken in date order, the sites lie 320 km apart end to end, 107 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Almohad wars in the Iberian Peninsula (4).

Conquest of CuencaBattle of AlarcosBattle of Las Navas de TolosaFall of UbedaConquest of CuencaBattle of AlarcosBattle of Las Navas de TolosaFall of UbedaMadridValenciaCórdobaMurciaAlicanteCartagenaCastelloAlbaceteJaénLorca200 km39.039N, 3.075W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1177: 1 engagements1195: 1 engagements1212: 2 engagements2 in 121211771212
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Conquest of Cuenca, 1177Battle of Alarcos, 1195Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, 1212Fall of Ubeda, 121211771212
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
6 January 1177Conquest of CuencaCuenca, SpainChristian victory
19 July 1195Battle of AlarcosAlarcos, Spain201 km SWAlmohad victory
16 July 1212Battle of Las Navas de TolosaSanta Elena, Spain78 km SEChristian victory
16 July 1212Fall of UbedaÚbeda, Spain40 km SECrusader 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.