Battle of Linuesa

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Battle of Linuesa
Part of the Reconquista

Map of the Nasrid Emirate of Granada.
Date21 December 1361
Location
Huesa, Kingdom of Jaén, Spain
Result Victory for the Kingdom of Castile.
Belligerents
Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of Jaén
Order of Calatrava		 Emirate of Granada
Commanders and leaders
Enrique Enríquez el Mozo
Men Rodríguez de Biedma
Muhammed VI
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The Battle of Linuesa was an action fought on 21 December 1361 in the city of Huesa, Kingdom of Jaén (present-day Province of Jaén, Spain). The battle was fought between the Kingdom of Castile and the forces of the Emirate of Granada. The battle resulted in a victory for the forces of the Kingdom of Castile.

The Castilian forces were commanded by

Andalucía, and by Men Rodríguez de Biedma, the head Caudillo of the Bishop of Jaén
.

Context

The

Muslim troops of the Emirate of Granada, invaded Jaén towards the end of 1361, pillaging the areas of the Adelantamiento de Cazorla and setting fire to the municipality of Peal de Becerro
. The Muslim forces were composed of around 600 cavalry and 2 thousand foot soldiers. They had also captured many captives, both male and female and had amassed a large amount of loot.

The battle

When Diego García de Padilla, Grand Master of Calatrava heard news about the Muslim invasion of Cazorla, and of the havoc being raised in Peal de Becerro, he gathered his forces and gave pursuit.[1]

The Castilian-Leonese troops gained control over a river crossing at Guadiana Menor with the intent of taking advantage of the fact that the Muslim forces would have to cross the river at the crossing to return to their lands. The battle commenced on 21 December 1361.

The Muslim troops arrived at the pass previously occupied by the

Peter I of Castile recount that few Muslims escaped from the action with their lives and that they were slaughtered almost to a man.[2]

Aftermath

When King

Maravedies
in return.

Further, once in power of the treasure handed over, the king failed to make good on the promised reward money. The breaking of this promise doubtless angered

Enrique Enríquez "el Mozo", and Men Rodríguez de Biedma who had fought the battle in the king's name.[3]
Peter I of Castile is known to history as "Pedro I el Cruel" or "Peter I the Cruel".

A few months later, the same Castilian army led by the same commanders was defeated by Muslim troops at the Battle of Guadix which was fought in winter of the year 1362.

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ López de Ayala, Pero; Pero López de Ayala (1779). "VIII". Cronicas de los reyes de Castilla: Don Pedro, Don Enrique II, Don Juan I, Don Enrique III. Madrid: en la imprenta de Don Antonio de Sancha. p. 335. linuesa 1361 enriquez.
  2. ^ López de Ayala, Pero; Pero López de Ayala (1779). "VIII". Cronicas de los reyes de Castilla: Don Pedro, Don Enrique II, Don Juan I, Don Enrique III. Madrid: en la imprenta de Don Antonio de Sancha. p. 336. linuesa 1361 enriquez.
  3. ISBN 978-84-9704-274-1
    .

Bibliography
  • Argote de Molina, Gonzalo; Gonzalo Argote de Molina (1588). Fernando Díaz (ed.). Nobleza del Andaluzia (1ª ed.). Sevilla.
  • Mata Carriazo y Arroquia, Juan de (2002). Catalogación Universidad de Sevilla. Secretariado de Publicaciones (ed.). En la frontera de Granada. Granada: Editorial Universidad de Granada. Campus Universitario de Cartuja. Granada.
    ISBN 84-338-2842-8
    .

See also

  • Peter I of Castile
  • Enrique Enríquez "el Mozo"

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