The Castilians manage to surprise the Muslim…

July 1195 CE

The Castilians manage to surprise the Muslim advance guard; but, having underestimated the strength of the Almohad army, they are severely beaten by Ya'qub, who is joined by the cavalry of the Castilian Pedro Fernández de Castro, a personal enemy of Alfonso.

The decisive defeat occurs in a battle fought on July 18, 1195, near the fortress of Alarcos (Al-Arak in Arabic), close to Ciudad Real.

Alfonso and his army flee to Alarcos and Toledo, while …

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Toledo > Tolentum Castilla-La Mancha Spain View →

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Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur View → Alfonso IX of León View → Alfonso VIII of Castile View → Pedro Fernández de Castro View →

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Galicia, Kingdom of View → Navarre, Kingdom of View → León, Kingdom of View → Castile, Kingdom of View → Aragón, Kingdom of View → Almohad Caliphate View →

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Reconquista, the View → Spanish Christian-Muslim War of 1172-1212 View → Alarcos, Battle of View →

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