Battle of Rovirans
| Battle of Rovirans | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Reconquista | |||||||
 Campaigns of Almanzor in Iberia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Caliphate of Córdoba | County of Barcelona | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Almanzor | Borrell II | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 500 knights killed | ||||||
The Battle of Rovirans or Matabous was fought in 985 near Terrassa, between the Christian troops of Borrell II and the Muslim troops of Almanzor. The troops of Borell were defeated and Almanzor was able to continue with his campaign, reaching as far as Barcelona, which he sacked.
Battle
[edit]Almanzor left Córdoba on May 5, 985, and headed to Murcia to stock up on provisions for the expedition, which followed the Mediterranean coast, collecting cavalry in Valencia and Tortosa, while Gaspar Feliu and Montfort returned to Toledo and passed through Zaragoza and Lleida.[1]
Borrell II tried to stop him and waited for him in Robirans, near Terrassa but he was defeated. Five hundred Barcelonian knights died and were beheaded.[2]
Aftermath
[edit]Borrell II, his son Ramon Borrell and the cavalry that survived retreated towards Caldes de Montbui but were again defeated in Manresa and had to hide in the woods.[3][4] Almanzor headed for Barcelona, a city that he razed to the ground and where many of its citizens were taken prisoner.[5] Almanzor left a garrison in the city before leaving but it was recaptured by Borrell in the same year.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Gaspar Feliu i Montfort, La presa de Barcelona per Almansor: història i mitificació
- ^ Coll i Alentorn, Miquel (1992). Història, Volum 3. Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat. p. 230. ISBN 84-7826-361-6.
- ^ "Battle of Rovirans". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Enciclopèdia Catalana. (in Catalan)
- ^ Adalid, Jesús Sánchez (2023-09-10). E-Pack Jesús Sánchez Adalid septiembre 2023 (in Spanish). HarperCollins Ibérica S.A. p. 790. ISBN 978-84-19883-91-9.
- ^ Gaspar Feliu i Montfort, La presa de Barcelona per Almansor: història i mitificació
- ^ Torre, José Ignacio de la (2023-04-01). Breve historia de la Reconquista (in Spanish). Nowtilus. p. 52. ISBN 978-84-1305-232-8.
- ^ Ruiz, Enrique Martínez (2000-01-01). Atlas histórico de España (in Spanish). Ediciones AKAL. p. 79. ISBN 978-84-7090-349-6.
- ^ Madoz, Pascual (1830). Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de ultramar: Arr-Bar (in Spanish). D. Madoz. p. 584.