Sack of Barcelona (985) | |||||||
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Part of Reconquista | |||||||
Almanzor campaigns | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Caliphate of Córdoba | County of Barcelona | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Almanzor | Borrell II, Count of Barcelona | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
Entire garrison slain 70,000 enslaved (exaggeration) |
In the year 985, the Córdoban general Almanzor launched a military campaign against the County of Barcelona, which culminated in the sacking and razing of Barcelona.