| Sack of Lisbon | |||||||
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| Part of Reconquista | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Asturias | Caliphate of Córdoba | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Alfonso II of Asturias | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Low | 50,000 killed or captured[3] (seems exaggerated) | ||||||
The sack of Lisbon was an expedition to Lisbon led by Alfonso II of Asturias.[4][2] The expedition was successful and he secured Galicia up to the Minho.[5][6] However, he abandoned the city the same day.[7] According to Mariano Torrente, it was revenge for the military incursions sent by the Emir of Córdoba against the Kingdom of Asturias after the Battle of Lutos.[3]
- ^ Comte de Ségur 1835, p. 50.
- ^ a b Rábade Obradó 2005, p. 21.
- ^ a b Torrente 1847, p. 98.
- ^ Cavanah Murphy 1797, p. 154.
- ^ J. Hüffer 1933, p. 9.
- ^ Iradiel Murugarren 2009, p. 32.
- ^ Collins 1989, p. 212.