Battle of Almenar (1082)

Battle of Almenar
Ruins of the castle of Almenar today
Date Spring or summer 1082 Location Almenar, Spain Result Zaragozan victory
Belligerents
Taifa of Zaragoza	Taifa of Lleida County of Barcelona County of Besalú County of Carcassonne County of Cerdanya County of Empúries County of Roussillon
Commanders and leaders
El Cid	Mundhir al-Ḥājib [es] Berenguer Ramon II of Barcelona

The battle of Almenar was fought in the spring or summer of 1082 between the taifa kingdom of Zaragoza and the taifa kingdom of Lleida. The Zaragozan army under El Cid defeated the Lleidan army and its Catalan allies, thus relieving a siege of Almenar [ca]. Count Berenguer Ramon II of Barcelona was taken captive, but was soon released.