What the records say
- When
- Apr 1173
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.85° N, 4.06° W
- Description
- 1173 battle
Battle of Calatrava
Battle between Christian raiders and the Almohads in 1173 during the Reconquista
The Battle of Calatrava was fought on 5 April 1173 between the militia of the Castilian city of Ávila and an Almohad Caliphate army. The Castilian forces were returning from a raid into Muslim territory when they were intercepted and defeated by the Almohads on a mountainside near Calatrava.
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