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Sack of Barcelona (985)
| Siege and Sack of Barcelona (985) | |||||||
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| Part of Reconquista | |||||||
&sq=&lang=en&file=File:Map_Almanzor_campaigns-es.svg) Almanzor campaigns | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Caliphate of Córdoba | County of Barcelona | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Almanzor | Borrell II, Count of Barcelona | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
Entire garrison slain 70,000 enslaved (exaggeration) | ||||||
In the year 985, the Córdoban general Almanzor launched a military campaign against the County of Barcelona, which culminated in the sacking and razing of Barcelona.
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