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985 battle during the Reconquista
Battle of Rovirans
Part of the Reconquista

Campaigns of Almanzor in Iberia
Date985
LocationNear Terrassa, County of Barcelona (present-day Spain)41°33′40″N 2°0′29″E / 41.56111°N 2.00806°E / 41.56111; 2.00806
Result Cordoban victory
Belligerents
Caliphate of Córdoba County of Barcelona
Commanders and leaders
Almanzor Borrell II
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 500 knights killed
Battles in the Reconquista
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Post-Reconquista Rebellions
North Africa

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

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.

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.

Aftermath

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. Almanzor headed for Barcelona, a city that he razed to the ground and where many of its citizens were taken prisoner. Almanzor left a garrison in the city before leaving but it was recaptured by Borrell in the same year.

References

  1. Gaspar Feliu i Montfort, La presa de Barcelona per Almansor: història i mitificació
  2. Coll i Alentorn, Miquel (1992). Història, Volum 3. Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat. p. 230. ISBN 84-7826-361-6.
  3. "Battle of Rovirans". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Enciclopèdia Catalana. (in Catalan)
  4. 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.
  5. Gaspar Feliu i Montfort, La presa de Barcelona per Almansor: història i mitificació
  6. Torre, José Ignacio de la (2023-04-01). Breve historia de la Reconquista (in Spanish). Nowtilus. p. 52. ISBN 978-84-1305-232-8.
  7. Ruiz, Enrique Martínez (2000-01-01). Atlas histórico de España (in Spanish). Ediciones AKAL. p. 79. ISBN 978-84-7090-349-6.
  8. Madoz, Pascual (1830). Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de ultramar: Arr-Bar (in Spanish). D. Madoz. p. 584.
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