Capture of Santarém (1111)

Capture of Santarém (1111)
Part of Reconquista
Date25/26 May 1111
Location
Santarém, Portugal
39°14′02″N 08°41′10″W / 39.23389°N 8.68611°W / 39.23389; -8.68611
Result Almoravid victory
Belligerents
Almoravids County of Portugal
Commanders and leaders
Syr ibn Abi Bakr
Abi Muhammad Abdul Majid bin 'Abdoun		 Henry, Count of Portugal
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

In 1111, the Almoravids launched a campaign into the County of Portugal to capture the territories of western Iberia that had already been held by the Almoravids in 1094.

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