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in late June, and the CĂłrdoban army successfully routed the
Catalans and killed 500 of their troops. Borrel escaped from the battlefield and headed towards Barcelona. Almanzor arrived in the city on July 1 and besieged the city from land and sea. Almanzor began bombarding it with catapults. The
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Catalan defenders resisted bravely, but most of the garrison was inexperienced, as the majority of the army was killed in
Moncada. Borrel escaped the city at night by sea.
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In May 985, the CĂłrdoban general, Almanzor, left CĂłrdoba with his army and marched towards the County of
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The city fell on July 6, and the CĂłrdobans began sacking the city; the entire garrison was slain, and the inhabitants were either killed
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Dominguez, Leader of the Jihad: Almanzor against the Christian Kingdoms.
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19:Sack of Barcelona (985)
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96:Commanders and leaders
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121:Entire garrison slain
113:Casualties and losses
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599:2nd Balearic Islands
574:1st Balearic Islands
85:Caliphate of CĂłrdoba
1535:County of Barcelona
1530:Sieges of Barcelona
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90:County of Barcelona
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1156:15th century
1044:14th century
948:4th Valencia
870:13th century
824:4th Santarém
784:3rd Santarém
724:2nd Santarém
644:3rd Valencia
614:2nd Zaragoza
594:1st Santarém
529:2nd Valencia
523:12th century
487:1st Valencia
452:1st Zaragoza
371:11th century
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355:Torrevicente
299:10th century
196:Orbieu River
191:Burbia River
161:
79:Belligerents
1545:Slave raids
1341:or enslaved
1296:2nd Tangier
1281:1st Tangier
1140:2nd Montiel
1060:3rd AlmerĂa
978:3rd Seville
906:2nd Majorca
809:2nd Seville
774:2nd Badajoz
754:2nd AlmerĂa
744:2nd Tortosa
714:1st AlmerĂa
699:1st Montiel
654:1st Badajoz
629:1st Granada
382:Calatañazor
310:1st Majorca
263:Guadalacete
238:1st Tortosa
227:9th century
175:8th century
163:Reconquista
26:Reconquista
1509:Categories
1369:References
1162:Collejares
1150:2nd Murcia
1115:GuadalmesĂ
1105:RĂo Salado
1003:1st Murcia
963:2nd XĂ tiva
958:1st XĂ tiva
854:2nd Silves
839:2nd Silves
834:1st Silves
749:2nd Lleida
734:5th Lisbon
694:4th Lisbon
624:1st Lleida
584:Candespina
579:6th Toledo
564:Formentera
554:3rd Lisbon
534:Mollerussa
517:5th Toledo
512:4th Toledo
492:2nd Lisbon
477:3rd Toledo
447:2nd Toledo
335:1st Toledo
278:Polvoraria
221:1st Lisbon
211:RĂo QuirĂłs
206:Las Babias
1329:Cartagena
1276:4nd Ceuta
1266:3nd Ceuta
1259:2nd Ceuta
1254:1st Ceuta
1167:Antequera
1018:Andalusia
998:3rd Jerez
988:2nd Jerez
923:1st Jerez
896:PenĂscola
864:Talamanca
819:2nd Ăvora
804:Calatrava
794:Tarragona
779:Juromenha
769:1st Ăvora
719:Al-Ludjdj
689:2nd Coria
669:1st Coria
604:Martorell
589:Vatalandi
507:Consuegra
427:Golpejera
412:Barbastro
350:Estercuel
181:Covadonga
60:Barcelona
1313:Almanzor
1311:general
1309:CĂłrdoban
1110:Estepona
1038:Iznalloz
973:3rd Jaén
933:Burriana
918:2nd Jaén
891:1st Jaén
876:Al-DÄmĆ«s
814:Abrantes
709:Albacete
684:Trancoso
559:Talavera
539:Balaguer
457:Sagrajas
422:Llantada
345:Simancas
340:Alhandic
273:Morcuera
243:Pancorbo
102:Almanzor
55:Location
50:1â6 July
24:Part of
1347:Sources
1333:Moncada
1291:Melilla
1271:TĂ©touan
1130:Linuesa
1100:Getares
953:Algarve
943:El Puig
938:CĂłrdoba
911:PortopĂ
859:Alarcos
764:Palmela
739:Sacavém
729:Sacavém
674:Ourique
634:Corbins
619:Cutanda
609:Coimbra
497:Alcoraz
442:Morella
417:Paterna
407:Coimbra
377:Cervera
258:Albelda
253:Clavijo
118:Unknown
1286:Asilah
1249:Strait
1212:MĂĄlaga
1207:Lucena
1135:Guadix
1033:MoclĂn
1013:Martos
799:Cuenca
664:Leiria
639:AlcalĂĄ
502:Bairén
462:Tudela
392:Albesa
216:Oviedo
67:Result
1008:Ăcija
844:Tomar
829:Alvor
704:Soure
679:Oreja
659:Fraga
649:Aceca
569:Ibiza
544:Uclés
472:Aledo
467:TĂ©var
432:Cabra
402:Graus
360:Rueda
201:Lutos
1323:Raid
1244:Salé
1080:Teba
983:Faro
968:Biar
928:Ares
387:TorĂ
47:Date
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152:e
145:t
138:v
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