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Battle of Archidona
| Battle of Archidona (1434) | |||||||
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| Part of the Spanish Reconquista | |||||||
 Peña de los Enamorados, where the Christians got ambushed | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Emirate of Granada | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gutierre de Sotomayor | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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800 knights 400–1,000 infantry | 500 men[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| All but 100 killed or captured | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Archidona was a military engagement between the Order of Alcántara and the Granadans near Archidona. The Granadans successfully ambushed the Crusader force, with only 100 surviving.
- ^ Juan de Mata Carriazo, p. 177
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