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 | |||||||
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.