Battle of Moclín (1485)

Battle of Moclín (1485)
Part of the Spanish Reconquista and Granada War

Moclín Castle
Date2 September 1485
Location
Moclín, Spain
Result Granadan victory
Belligerents

Crown of Castile

 Emirate of Granada
Commanders and leaders
Diego Fernández de Córdoba (WIA)
Martin Alfonso de Montemayor
Gonzalez Fernández de Córdoba †		 Muhammad Al-Zagal
Strength
3,700 men 20,000 men
Casualties and losses
1,000 killed
100 captured		 Unknown

The Battle of Moclín or Disaster of Moclín was a military engagement during the Granada War. Ferdinand II of Aragon dispatched a force under the Count of Cabra to capture the city of Moclin. The Granadan forces under Muhammad XIII of Granada were victorious and repelled the Castilian attack.

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