Battle of Martorell (1114)

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The Battle of Martorell of 1114 was fought between Ramon Berenguer III and the counties of Urgel and Cerdanya against the Almoravids.

Battle of Martorell (1114)
Part of the Almoravid expedition to Catalonia (1114), during the Reconquista
The Iberian Peninsula in 1115
Date 1114 Location Martorell, County of Barcelona Result Catalan victory
Belligerents
County of Barcelona County of Urgell County of Cerdaña	Almoravid Caliphate
Commanders and leaders
Udalard Ramon of Rosanes Ermengol IV of Urgell Bernard, Count of Cerdanya	Muhammad ibn al-Hajj [es] † Muhammad ibn Aisha [es] (DOW)

Background

Once freed from the presence of El Cid in Valencia, the Almoravids were able to begin campaigns towards the counties of Barcelona and Urgel and the kingdom of Aragon. In 1114, coming from Valencia and commanded by Muhammad ibn Aisha^[1] with reinforcements from Muhammad ibn al-Hajj, governor of Zaragoza, they had entered through Lleida via Seo de Urgel and Segarra to the plain of Barcelona.

Meanwhile, the Almoravids of the Balearic Islands, who landed at the mouth of the Besòs River to attack Barcelona, destroyed Sant Adrià de Besòs and Sant Andreu de Palomar.^[2]

Battle

Martorell was evacuated while Ramon Berenguer III and the counties of Urgel and Cerdaña and the garrison of the castle lost by Udalard Ramon de Rosanes^[3] faced the Almoravids, who were repulsed^[4] and pursued, following the coast to Salou.^[5]