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The battle of Almodóvar del Río was a military engagement between the Almoravids and the Castilian forces who attempted to relieve Seville. The Castilians were defeated and routed.
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The battle of Almodóvar del Río was a military engagement between the Almoravids and the Castilian forces who attempted to relieve Seville. The Castilians were defeated and routed.
In May 1091, the Almoravids, led by Syr ibn Abi Bakr began a siege of the city of Seville which was ruled by the Taifa king, Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad. As a part of the defense plan for the city, Al-Mu'tamid called for help from the Castilian-Leonese king, Alfonso VI. Stunned by the Almoravid invasion, Alfonso and Al-Mu'tamid had the mutual goal of relieving the siege of Seville and stopping the Almoravid invasion. In June, Alfonso sent a relief force to Seville led by one of his leading generals, Álvar Fáñez.
Muslim accounts state that the Castilian force had a force of 20,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry, while Christian sources state that the Castilian force consisted of only 2,500 knights. The Almoravid general, realizing what was happening, dispatched a force of 10,000 men led by Ibrahim bin Ishaq Al-Lamtuni, which the Christian chronicles state had 15,000 men. Both sides met at the site of Almodóvar del Río. A fierce battle ensued, and both sides sustained heavy losses. The battle ended in Almoravid victory and the route of the Casilitans. Álvar Fáñez was wounded during the battle and retreated from the battlefield to Toledo.
The battle buried any hopes to save Al-Mu'tamid and Seville, which would fall in September.
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