Battle of Fraga

Battle of Fraga
Part of the Reconquista

Alfonso I of Aragon the Battler.
Date17 July 1134
Location
Result Almoravid victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Aragon Almoravid dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Alfonso I of Aragon (DOW)[1]
Centule VI, Viscount of Béarn (DOW)[2]
Ibn ‘Iyad
Yahya ibn Ghaniya
Strength
12,000 (exaggerated)[3] 2,700 knights[a]

The Battle of Fraga was a battle of the Spanish Reconquista that took place on 17 July 1134 at Fraga, Aragon, Spain. The battle was fought between the combined forces of King Alfonso I of Aragon and Viscount Centule VI of Béarn,[2] and a variety of Almoravid forces that had come to the aid of the town of Fraga which was being besieged by King Alfonso I. The battle resulted in an Almoravid victory. The Aragonese monarch Alfonso I died shortly after the battle.

  1. ^ Paul, Nicholas L. (6 September 2012). To Follow in Their Footsteps: The Crusades and Family Memory in the High Middle Ages. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801465543.
  2. ^ a b Corbera 2000, p. 154.
  3. ^ a b Powers 2010, p. 63.


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