Battle of Consuegra
{{Short description|1097 battle of Spanish Reconquista}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Consuegra
| partof =
| image = Château de Consuegra, entrée des visiteurs.JPG
| image_size = 300
| caption = Castle of La Muela in Consuegra.
| date = 15 August 1097
| place = Consuegra
| coordinates =
| result = Almoravid victory
| combatant1 = Almoravid dynasty
| combatant2 = Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of León
| commander1 = Muhammad ibn Al-Haj
| commander2 = Alfonso VI of León and Castile
Diego Rodríguez{{KIA}}
| strength1 = Unknown
| strength2 = Unknown
| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties2 = Heavy
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Almoravid Empire battles}}
}}
{{Campaignbox Reconquista}}
{{History of Spain}}
The Battle of Consuegra took place during the Spanish Reconquista on 15 August 1097 near the village of Consuegra in the province of Castile-La Mancha between the Castilian and Leonese army of Alfonso VI and the Almoravids under Yusuf ibn Tashfin.
History
In 1097, the Almoravid leader, Yusuf ibn Tasfhin, crossed the Strait of Gibraltar where he went to Cordoba intending to sack the suburbs of Toledo.Muhammad Abdullah Enan, p. 371-372Ramón Menéndez Pidal The Castilian-Leonese king, Alfonso, who had already musted his army to besiege Zaragoza, learned of the upcoming Almoravid invasion and decided to meet them. The Castilian knight, El Cid, send his son Diego Rodríguez with an army to assist the king all while staying in Valencia.Ramón Menéndez Pidal
Yusuf had already gathered his army, which consisted of Almoravids and Andalusian men. Yusuf then gave the command to his general, Muhammad ibn Al-Haj.Muhammad Abdullah Enan, p. 371-372 Yusuf chose not to participate as he intended to cover the retreat of his troops in case they lost.Ramón Menéndez Pidal Both armies met at Consuegra. The Almoravids with their tactics, routed the Christians and threw their vanguard in confusion. Diego Rodriquez was slain in the battle and the king retreated towards the Consuegra castle.Muhammad Abdullah Enan, p. 372Ramón Menéndez Pidal
The Almoravids invested in the castle for eight days before retreating. The battle happened on Saturday, August 15, 1097.Ramón Menéndez PidalMuhammad Abdullah Enan, p. 372
References
Sources
- Muhammad Abdullah Enan (1960), The State of Islam in Andalusia, Vol. II: The Taifa states.[https://archive.org/details/0053212/02_53214/page/n370/mode/1up]
- Ramón Menéndez Pidal (2016), The Cid and His Spain.[https://www.google.ae/books/edition/The_Cid_and_His_Spain/moukDAAAQBAJ?hl=ar&gbpv=1&dq=Consuegra+15+August+1097&pg=PT280&printsec=frontcover]
{{coord|39|27|N|3|36|W|type:event_source:kolossus-cawiki|display=title}}
{{Spain-battle-stub}}
{{Al-Andalus-stub}}