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After dealing with the
Leonese king who encamped close to the city, the Almohads marched to the fortress of Jurnomenha which Gerald took it as a base to attack Badajoz. The Almohads besieged and captured the fort with the sword, forcing the Portuguese to abandon it and retreat. The Almohads then demolished the fort. Satisfied with their victory, the Almohads returned to Seville.
1729:. Gerald bought his freedom by giving up the towns he possessed to Ferdinand except the fortress of Juromenha. Afonso, after the battle, was unable to lead his troops physically but had his men lead the battles. Gerald then settled in Jurnomenha and began resuming his attacks against Badajoz which he hoped to besiege and capture one day.
1732:
On April 1170, Gerald exhausted the city with constant attacks and cut off the supplies from it. The government of
Seville decided to reinforce the city with a caravan of 5,000 cattle carrying supplies and provisions with an Almohad force led by Abu Yahya Zakariya. When the Caravan got near the city,
1741:
Determined to stop Gerald's attacks, the
Almohads dispatched a force from Marrakesh led by Abu Hafs Umar alongside his brother Al-Sayyid Uthman Abu Sa'eed. The army consisted of Almohads, Arabs, and Andalusians. They determined to protect Badajoz from Christians. They arrived there in November.
1733:
Gerald and his men ambushed the
Caravan and engaged in a battle that lasted for some hours and ended with crushing defeat for the Almohads and the leader fell dead which happened on 14 May. The news reached Seville and Cordoba.
1341:
1334:
1713:
was a successful operation by the
Almohad Caliphate against the Portuguese fortress of Gerald the Fearless. The Castle was captured by the Almohads, ousting Gerald from his base.
1455:
801:
1327:
163:
1872:
1243:
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611:
1754:
hoping to establish a base there. However; the next year, another force was sent and expelled Gerald, depriving him of striking distance from
Badajoz.
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1582:
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156:
327:
1862:
1550:
1132:
1005:
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771:
1351:
499:
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1587:
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861:
641:
149:
1030:
571:
985:
250:
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965:
260:
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1520:
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88:
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25:
1837:
Muhammad
Abdullah Enan (1964), The State of Islam in Andalusia, Vol. III: The Era of Almoravids and Almohads, Part 2.
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S. Lay (2008), The
Reconquest Kings of Portugal: Political and Cultural Reorientation on the Medieval Frontier.
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851:
846:
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367:
285:
208:
731:
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681:
275:
940:
1535:
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1174:
995:
923:
781:
751:
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233:
218:
62:
1370:
1303:
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193:
116:
92:
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821:
776:
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389:
265:
228:
104:
1219:
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José Mattoso (1993), História de
Portugal: A monarquia feudal (1096â1480), Vol II.
1319:
1214:
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in 1169. Gerald, alongside his king Afonso, was captured by the
Leonses king,
141:
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1323:
145:
18:
1335:
157:
8:
1342:
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150:
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15:
1763:
1456:Southern and Central Iberia (1172-1212)
1873:Sieges involving the Almohad Caliphate
1750:After this loss, Gerald retreated to
7:
14:
1721:After the crushing defeat at the
1797:Muhammad Abdullah Enan, p. 45-46
98:
87:
35:
1:
1779:Muhammad Abdullah Enan, p. 43
1353:MoroccanâPortuguese conflicts
123:Al-Sayyid Uthman Abu Sa'eed
1233:Post-Reconquista Rebellions
19:Capture of Juromenha (1170)
1894:
1863:Battles involving Portugal
1521:Las Navas de Tolosa (1212)
1361:
338:2nd San Esteban de Gormaz
333:1st San Esteban de Gormaz
184:
127:
110:
81:
45:
34:
23:
1868:12th century in Portugal
111:Commanders and leaders
1678:AlcĂĄcer Quibir (1578)
1583:Ksar es-Seghir (1458)
1526:AlcĂĄcer do Sal (1217)
1506:AlcĂĄcer do Sal (1191)
1426:AlcĂĄcer do Sal (1161)
328:Pallars and Ribagorza
1727:Ferdinand II of LeĂłn
1711:Capture of Juromenha
1471:Cabo Espichel (1180)
1215:2nd Granada campaign
612:2nd Balearic Islands
587:1st Balearic Islands
63:Castelo de Juromenha
1815:José Mattoso, p. 78
1770:José Mattoso, p. 78
1628:Castelo Real (1510)
1551:Algeciras (1342â44)
1531:Algarve (1238-1249)
894:Las Navas de Tolosa
117:Gerald the Fearless
93:Kingdom of Portugal
1088:Shepherds' Crusade
899:3rd AlcĂĄcer do Sal
862:2nd AlcĂĄcer do Sal
772:1st AlcĂĄcer do Sal
261:2nd Roncevaux Pass
199:1st Roncevaux Pass
41:Juromenha fortress
1706:
1705:
1643:Boulaouane (1514)
1588:Tangier (1463â64)
1546:GuadalmesĂ (1342)
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1316:
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140:
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105:Almohad Caliphate
77:
76:
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1648:Marrakesh (1515)
1371:Vatalandi (1110)
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1344:
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1633:Azemmour (1513)
1613:Graciosa (1489)
1486:Santarém (1184)
1466:Abrantes (1179)
1451:Santarém (1171)
1446:Juromena (1170)
1411:Santarém (1147)
1396:Trancoso (1140)
1376:Santarém (1111)
1357:
1352:
1350:
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1318:
1313:
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1083:Vega de Granada
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73:Almohad victory
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1703:
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1695:
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1685:
1683:Mazagan (1640)
1680:
1675:
1673:Mazagan (1562)
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1655:
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1645:
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1620:
1615:
1610:
1608:Chaouia (1487)
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1595:
1590:
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1428:
1423:
1421:Sacavém (1147)
1418:
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1378:
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1241:
1239:1st Alpujarras
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1033:
1028:
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1006:Mudéjar revolt
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983:
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819:
814:
809:
804:
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799:
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769:
764:
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138:
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119:
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95:
84:
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1736:
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1691:
1689:
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1684:
1681:
1679:
1676:
1674:
1671:
1669:
1668:Agadir (1541)
1666:
1664:
1663:Agadir (1533)
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1653:Mamora (1515)
1651:
1649:
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1527:
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1517:
1514:
1512:
1511:Silves (1191)
1509:
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1497:
1496:Silves (1190)
1494:
1492:
1491:Silves (1189)
1489:
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1479:
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1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1416:Lisbon (1147)
1414:
1412:
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1407:
1404:
1402:
1401:Lisbon (1142)
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
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1384:
1382:
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1208:
1206:
1205:8th Gibraltar
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1195:7th Gibraltar
1193:
1191:
1190:La Higueruela
1188:
1186:
1185:6th Gibraltar
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
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1158:5th Algeciras
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1139:
1138:5th Gibraltar
1136:
1134:
1133:4th Algeciras
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1103:4th Gibraltar
1101:
1099:
1098:3rd Gibraltar
1096:
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1084:
1081:
1079:
1078:2nd Gibraltar
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1068:3rd Algeciras
1066:
1064:
1063:1st Gibraltar
1061:
1060:
1056:
1055:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1041:2nd Algeciras
1039:
1037:
1036:1st Algeciras
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1501:Tomar (1190)
1476:Ăvora (1181)
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1436:Ăvora (1165)
1406:Soure (1144)
1251:North Africa
1169:15th century
1057:14th century
961:4th Valencia
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368:Torrevicente
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1536:Faro (1249)
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1294:1st Tangier
1153:2nd Montiel
1073:3rd AlmerĂa
991:3rd Seville
919:2nd Majorca
822:2nd Seville
787:2nd Badajoz
767:2nd AlmerĂa
757:2nd Tortosa
727:1st AlmerĂa
712:1st Montiel
667:1st Badajoz
642:1st Granada
395:Calatañazor
323:1st Majorca
276:Guadalacete
251:1st Tortosa
240:9th century
188:8th century
176:Reconquista
28:Reconquista
26:Portuguese
1857:Categories
1758:References
1717:Background
1175:Collejares
1163:2nd Murcia
1128:GuadalmesĂ
1118:RĂo Salado
1016:1st Murcia
976:2nd XĂ tiva
971:1st XĂ tiva
867:2nd Silves
852:2nd Silves
847:1st Silves
762:2nd Lleida
747:5th Lisbon
707:4th Lisbon
637:1st Lleida
597:Candespina
592:6th Toledo
577:Formentera
567:3rd Lisbon
547:Mollerussa
530:5th Toledo
525:4th Toledo
505:2nd Lisbon
490:3rd Toledo
460:2nd Toledo
348:1st Toledo
291:Polvoraria
234:1st Lisbon
224:RĂo QuirĂłs
219:Las Babias
1746:Aftermath
1289:4nd Ceuta
1279:3nd Ceuta
1272:2nd Ceuta
1267:1st Ceuta
1180:Antequera
1031:Andalusia
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1001:2nd Jerez
936:1st Jerez
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877:Talamanca
832:2nd Ăvora
817:Calatrava
807:Tarragona
792:Juromenha
782:1st Ăvora
732:Al-Ludjdj
702:2nd Coria
682:1st Coria
617:Martorell
602:Vatalandi
520:Consuegra
440:Golpejera
425:Barbastro
363:Estercuel
194:Covadonga
1123:Estepona
1051:Iznalloz
986:3rd Jaén
946:Burriana
931:2nd Jaén
904:1st Jaén
889:Al-DÄmĆ«s
827:Abrantes
722:Albacete
697:Trancoso
572:Talavera
552:Balaguer
470:Sagrajas
435:Llantada
358:Simancas
353:Alhandic
286:Morcuera
256:Pancorbo
128:Strength
58:Location
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1832:Sources
1737:Capture
1557:Morocco
1304:Melilla
1284:TĂ©touan
1143:Linuesa
1113:Getares
966:Algarve
956:El Puig
951:CĂłrdoba
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872:Alarcos
777:Palmela
752:Sacavém
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687:Ourique
647:Corbins
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455:Morella
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420:Coimbra
390:Cervera
271:Albelda
266:Clavijo
136:Unknown
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1262:Strait
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1220:Lucena
1148:Guadix
1046:MoclĂn
1026:Martos
812:Cuenca
677:Leiria
652:AlcalĂĄ
515:Bairén
475:Tudela
405:Albesa
229:Oviedo
70:Result
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1021:Ăcija
857:Tomar
842:Alvor
717:Soure
692:Oreja
672:Fraga
662:Aceca
582:Ibiza
557:Uclés
485:Aledo
480:TĂ©var
445:Cabra
415:Graus
373:Rueda
214:Lutos
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1093:Teba
996:Faro
981:Biar
941:Ares
400:TorĂ
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