Battle of Cutanda
| Battle of Cutanda | |||||||||
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| Part of Reconquista | |||||||||
 Cutanda | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Kingdom of Aragon Duchy of Aquitaine | Almoravid Emirate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Alfonso I of Aragon Abd al-Malik Imad ad-Dawla William IX of Aquitaine[1] | Ibrahim ibn Yusuf † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| About 1,200 horsemen[1] |
5,000 horsemen 10,000 infantry (exaggerated)[1] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown |
According to the Chronicle of Saint-Maixent: 15,000 killed or wounded 2,000 camels captured (exaggerated) | ||||||||
The Battle of Cutanda took place in June 1120 between the forces of Alfonso I the Battler and an army led by Almoravid general Ibrahim ibn Yusuf occurring in a place called Cutanda, near Calamocha (Teruel), in which the Almoravid army was defeated by the combined forces, mainly of Aragon and Navarre.
Alfonso I was aided by William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, who commanded a force of knights in the battle. The Almoravid Emir, Ali ibn Yusuf sent his general Ibrahim ibn Yusuf to intercept the Christian forces near Calamocha. The Muslim and Christian armies met at a place known as Cutanda where the battle ensued. The Almoravid army was destroyed and their general, Ibrahim, killed. After this battle the Aragonese captured the fortified towns of Calatayud and Daroca.
The scholar Abu Ali al-Sadafi was killed fighting on the Almoravid side.
References
Bibliography
- Cañada Juste, Alberto, La batalla de Cutanda (1120), 1997; Xiloca nº 20 ISSN 0214-1175
- Tucoo-Chala, Pierre, Quand l'Islam était aux portes des Pyrénées, 1994; Biarritz: J&D Editions ISBN 2-84127-022-X