Battle of Archidona

Battle of Archidona (1434)
Part of the Spanish Reconquista

Peña de los Enamorados, where the Christians got ambushed
Date1434
Location37°4′4″N 4°29′24″W / 37.06778°N 4.49000°W / 37.06778; -4.49000
Result Granadan victory
Belligerents

Crown of Castile

Emirate of Granada
Commanders and leaders
Gutierre de Sotomayor Unknown
Strength
800 knights
400–1,000 infantry
500 men[1]
Casualties and losses
All but 100 killed or captured Unknown

The Battle of Archidona was a military engagement between the Order of Alcántara and the Granadans near Archidona. The Granadans successfully ambushed the Crusader force, with only 100 surviving.

  1. ^ Juan de Mata Carriazo, p. 177

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