Battle of Araviana

Battle of Araviana
Part of the War of the Two Peters

Castilian knights and soldiers at the time of the Castilian Civil War
Date22 September 1359
Location
Result Victory of Henry of Trastamara and the Crown of Aragon
Belligerents
Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon
Castilian exiles
Commanders and leaders
Juan Fernández de Henestrosa   Henry of Trastámara
Strength
1,500 cavalry 800 cavalry
Casualties and losses
Unknown, but heavy Unknown

The Battle of Araviana was a cavalry action fought during the War of the Two Peters on 22 September 1359. Eight hundred Aragonese horse, many of them Castilian exiles in service of the Crown of Aragon under Henry of Trastámara, had launched a cavalgada in Castilian territory when, near the Castilian town of Ágreda, confronted and routed a Castilian force under Juan Fernández de Henestrosa set to guard the frontier. Numerous Castilian noblemen and knights were killed, including Henestrosa, while many other were captured.