Battle of Cutanda

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.

Battle of Cutanda
Part of Reconquista
Cutanda [es]
Date June 1120 Location Cutanda [es], near Calamocha Result Christian victory Territorial changes Calatayud and Daroca captured by Christians
Belligerents
Kingdom of Aragon Duchy of Aquitaine	Almoravid Emirate
Commanders and leaders
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)

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.