Battle of Martorell (1114)

For other uses, see Battle of Martorell (disambiguation).
Battle of Martorell (1114)
Part of the Almoravid expedition to Catalonia (1114), during the Reconquista

The Iberian Peninsula in 1115
Date1114
Location
Martorell, County of Barcelona
Result Catalan victory
Belligerents
County of Barcelona
County of Urgell
County of Cerdaña		 Almoravids
Commanders and leaders
Udalard Ramon of Rosanes
Ermengol IV of Urgell
Bernard, Count of Cerdanya		 Muhammad ibn al-Hajj †
Muhammad ibn Aisha (DOW)

The Battle of Martorell was fought in 1114 between the Almoravids and a coalition of the Christian counties of Barcelona, Urgell and Cerdanya led by Ramon Berenguer III.

Background

Once freed from the presence of El Cid in Valencia, the Almoravids were able to begin campaigns towards the Kingdom of Aragon and the Catalan counties.[1] In 1114, Muhammad ibn Aisha and Muhammad ibn al-Hajj, governors of Zaragoza and Valencia, respectively, led an army from Valencia through Lleida via Seo de Urgel and Segarra to the plain of Barcelona. They then attacked Bages causing substantial damage to the Monastery of Sant Benet de Bages.[2]

Concurrently, the Almoravids of the Balearic Islands landed at the mouth of the Besòs River attacked Barcelona and destroyed Sant Adrià de Besòs and Sant Andreu de Palomar.[3]

Battle

As the Almoravids were returning to their kingdoms laden with booty, they were attacked in an ambush near Martorell by the combined armies of Barcelona, Urgell and Cerdanya led by Ramon Berenguer III.[4] Also participating in the battle were the Christian forces from the fortress at Martorell which had been previously evacuated by Udalard Ramon de Rosanes during the Almoravids northern march.[5][6]

Al-Hajj and most of his army were killed.[7] The remainer of the Almoravids were pursued down the coast of Salou.[8][9] Although ibn Aisha managed to escape, he was seriously injured and died shortly thereafter.[10]

Citations

  1. ^ Muhammad ibn Aisa 2024.
  2. ^ Pladevall 1970, p. 38.
  3. ^ Cuadernos de arqueología 1964, p. 70.
  4. ^ Ferrer i Mallol & Riu i Riu 2018, p. 145.
  5. ^ Martorell 2010.
  6. ^ Pagès i Paretas 1992.
  7. ^ Sanjuán 2022.
  8. ^ Font i Rius 1983, p. 100.
  9. ^ La història.
  10. ^ Manjunath.R 2021, p. 1709.

References

  • Cuadernos de arqueología e historia de la ciudad. Museo de Historia de la Ciudad. 1964.
  • Ferrer i Mallol, M. Teresa; Riu i Riu, Manuel (31 August 2018). Tractats i negociacions diplomàtiques de Catalunya i de la Corona catalanoaragonesa a l'edat mitjana: 1.2. Tractats i negociacions diplomàtiques amb els regnes peninsulars i l'Àndalus (Segle XI-1213) (in Catalan). Institut d'Estudis Catalans. ISBN 978-84-9965-418-8.
  • Font i Rius, Josep Maria (1983). Cartas de población y franquicia de Cataluña (in Spanish). Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press. ISBN 978-84-00-05316-1.
  • "La història: El predomini del comtat barceloní". Enciclopèdia.cat (in Catalan).
  • Manjunath.R (3 July 2021). Timelines of Nearly Everything.
  • "Martorell". Enciclopèdia.cat (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 23 September 2010.
  • "Muhammad ibn Aisa". Europa Romanica (in Catalan).
  • Pagès i Paretas, Montserrat (1992). Art romànic i feudalisme al Baix Llobregat (in Catalan). Publicacions de la Abadia de Monserrat. ISBN 978-84-7826-300-4. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  • Pladevall, Antoni (1970). eLS monestirs catalans (in Catalan).
  • Sanjuán, Alejandro García (2022). "Muhammad b. 'A'isa". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish).
  • Ubieto Arteta, Antonio. Creación y desarrollo de la Corona de Aragón. Zaragoza: Anúbar (Historia de Aragón), 1987. ISBN 84-7013-227-X.

General References

  • Cervera Fras, M ª José, (1999), El reino de Saraqusta, Zaragoza: CAI, ISBN 84-88305-93-1
  • Corral, José Luis, (1998), Historia de Zaragoza. Zaragoza musulmana (714-1118), Zaragoza: Ayto. de Zaragoza y CAI, ISBN 84-8069-155-7
  • Guichard, Pierre; Soravia, Bruna; (2005), Los reinos de taifas : fragmentación política y esplendor cultural, Málaga: Editorial Sarriá, ISBN 84-95129-92-2
  • Huici Miranda, Ambrosio, (2000), Las grandes batallas de la reconquista durante las invasiones africanas, Granada: Editorial Universidad de Granada, ISBN 84-338-2659-X
  • Sobrequés, Santiago (1985), Els Grans Comtes de Barcelona, Barcelona: Vicens-Vives, Edition 4ª, ISBN 84-316-1805-1
  • Villacañas Berlanga, José Luis (2006), La formación de los reinos Hispánicos, Espasa Calpe SA, ISBN 84-670-2257-4
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