Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon

Battles of Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon

King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1312 to 1350, 1311 to 1350

Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1315 and 1349: 2 battles, 5 sieges and 1 naval action across 2 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (4), Spain (4). Taken in date order, the sites lie 259 km apart end to end, 37 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Moorish Gibraltar (3).

Battle of TebaFourth Siege of GibraltarBattle of GuadalmesíSecond Siege of GibraltarThird Siege of GibraltarBattle of Río SaladoSiege of AlgecirasFifth Siege of GibraltarSecond Siege of GibraltarThird Siege of GibraltarBattle of Río SaladoSevilleCórdobaTangierGranada‎CádizMelillaCeutaMálagaAlmeríaHuelva200 km36.511N, 5.267W
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1315: 1 engagements1330: 1 engagements1333: 2 engagements2 in 13331340: 1 engagements1342: 2 engagements2 in 13421349: 1 engagements13151349
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Second Siege of Gibraltar, 1315Battle of Teba, 1330Third Siege of Gibraltar, 1333Fourth Siege of Gibraltar, 1333Battle of Río Salado, 1340Battle of Guadalmesí, 1342Siege of Algeciras, 1342Fifth Siege of Gibraltar, 134913151349
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1315Second Siege of GibraltarGibraltar, United KingdomCastilian victory
1 August 1330Battle of TebaTeba, Spain101 km NCastilian victory
February 1333Third Siege of GibraltarGibraltar, United Kingdom101 km SMarinid victory
June 1333Fourth Siege of GibraltarGibraltar, United Kingdom0 km NMarinid victory
30 October 1340Battle of Río SaladoTarifa, Spain26 km SWCastilian–Portuguese victory
1342Battle of GuadalmesíSpain9 km ECastilian–Portuguese victory
3 August 1342Siege of AlgecirasAlgeciras, Spain12 km NEChristian victory
August 1349Fifth Siege of GibraltarGibraltar, United Kingdom10 km EMoorish 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 sourceUnknown source, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.