Battle of Cutanda

1120 CE.

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The Battle of Cutanda took place on 17 June 1120 between the forces of Alfonso the Battler and an Almoravid army led by Ibrahim ibn Yusuf occurring at a place called Cutanda, near Calamocha (Teruel). In the battle, Christian forces composed primarily of military from Aragon and Navarre routed the Almoravid force.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Cutanda, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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