The Christians arrive near Uclés and set…

The Christians arrive near Uclés and set up camp on May 28.

Tamim assembles his force with the Córdobans under Muhammad ibn Abi Ranq in front, his own Granadans behind them; the Valencians and Murcians make up the flanks.

Battle is joined the next day with a Christian cavalry charge.

Though initially successful against the Córdobans, the charging Christians are quickly surrounded while engaging the Granadans and the main force retreats to their camp.

The Murcians and Valencians meanwhile attack the baggage.

The infantry is dispersed; the cavalry is caught in their own camp and slaughtered.

Sancho, his horse killed and with a small force of seven of his own men, escapes and flees towards Belinchón, but is killed by his Muslim subjects, who take advantage of the battle to revolt.

The only count to escape is Álvar Fáñez, who leads a large body of horse north to organize the defense of the upper Tagus.

In the aftermath, the Muslims lure the garrison of the Uclés into sallying from the alcázar and defeat them.

The Almoravids follow up their success by taking the castles of Huete and Ocaña, and a few small others.

The identity of the seven dead counts must be patched together from various sources.

Crónica Najerense records the death of García Ordóñez, the count of Nájera.

Lucas de Tuy records his death also, as well as that of the heir and of Martín Laíñez.

Probably Martín's son, Gómez Martínez, also perished.

Based on their sudden disappearance from contemporary documents, Reilly suggests that Fernando Díaz, the greatest magnate of Asturias, and the Castilian magnates Diego and Lop Sánchez, probably brothers but not technically counts, were killed in the battle.

García Álvarez, the king's alférez, may have perished, but he was never a count and his disappearance from the record may be due only to his replacement.