Battle of the Puig
1237 battle of the Reconquista / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of the Puig of 1237, also known as the Battle of the Puig de Santa Maria, the Battle of the Puig de Enesa, or the Battle of the Puig de Cepolla was a battle of the Iberian Reconquista and of the Aragonese Conquest of Valencia.
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Battle of El Puig de Santa Maria | |||||||
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Part of the Reconquista (Aragonese conquest of Valencia) | |||||||
The Battle of the Puig de Santa Maria by Andrés Marzal de Sas | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Crown of Aragon | Taifa of Valencia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Bernat Guillem I d'Entença | Zayyan ibn Mardanish | ||||||
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50 knights and 1,000 foot soldiers[1] |
600 cavalry unknown soldiers |
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The battle took place in August 1237, pitting the forces of the Crown of Aragon, under the command of Bernat Guillem I d'Entença, against the forces of the Taifa of Valencia, under the command of Zayyan ibn Mardanish. The battle resulted in a decisive Aragonese victory and the conquest of Valencia by the crown of Aragon.