| 2nd Battle of Roncevaux Pass | |||||
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| Part of Louis the Pious' attempt to control the Marca Hispanica and Vasconia | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Franks (Carolingians), Basques (Gascons) | Basques (Navarrese, Aragonese), Qasawi Muslims | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Count Aeblus, Duke (Count) Aznar Sánchez |
Unknown (speculated: Enneko Aritza and Musa II Al-Qasawi) | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| Unknown | Unknown (guerrilla party) | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| Carolingian expedition crushed, commanders captured | Unknown | ||||
During the Battle of Roncevaux Pass a combined Basque-Qasawi Muslim army defeated a Carolingian military expedition in 824. The battle took place only 46 years after the first Battle of Roncevaux Pass (778) in a confrontation showing similar features: a Basque force engaging from the mountains, a northbound expedition led by the Franks, and the same geographical setting (the Roncevaux Pass or a spot nearby).
The battle resulted in the defeat of the Carolingian military expedition and the capture of its commanders Aeblus and Aznar Sánchez in 824. The clash was to have further reaching consequences than those of the 778 engagement: the establishment of the independent Kingdom of Pamplona.