Battle of Jerez

Battle of Jerez
Part of the Reconquista

A 17th-century depiction of the battle
Date1231
Location
Result Castilian victory
Belligerents
Castile Moors
Commanders and leaders
Álvaro Pérez de Castro[1][2]
infante Alfonso (ambiguous; see text)
Ibn Hud
Strength
1,000 knights[2]
2,500 infantry[2]
Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Jerez (Spanish: Batalla de Jerez de la Frontera, Arabic: معركة شريش, romanizedmaʿ̊rakaẗu sẖrysẖ) took place in 1231 near the southern Spanish city of Jerez de la Frontera during the Reconquista. King Ferdinand III of Castile and León's troops fought against those of Emir Ibn Hud of the taifa of Murcia. The Castilian forces were led by Ferdinand's brother, Prince Alfonso de Molina, assisted by Álvaro Pérez de Castro; according to some accounts Castro led the Castilians, not Molina.[3] The battle is traditionally seen as marking the collapse of Ibn Hud's authority, and allowing the rise of his successor, Muhammad I.

  1. ^ Derek W. Lomax (1978). The reconquest of Spain. Longman. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-582-50209-3.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Diez was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "The Battle of Jerez in 1231 » De Re Militari". deremilitari.org. Retrieved 2017-12-09.