Siege of Tudela

The siege of Tudela was the main action of the French military campaign in Spain in 1087 in conjunction with Kings Alfonso VI of León and Castile and Sancho V of Navarre and Aragon. The arrival of a French army under Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, and William, Viscount of Melun, early in the spring of 1087 was a response to Alfonso's plea for military aid, which was generated by the offensive of the Almoravids on Iberia. After defeating Alfonso at the Battle of Sagrajas on 23 October 1086, the Almoravids retreated before the French could arrive. Alfonso then convinced his allies to direct their energies at Tudela, the northernmost fortress of the taifa of Zaragoza. The issue of the siege is unclear: Reilly considers it to have been a failure, while Petit reports that the city was captured, if only temporarily, as it would have been definitely reconquered by Alfonso I of Aragon in 1119. At any rate, several important negotiations took place there among the besieging parties, leading to the appointment of Raymond of Burgundy as the second most important man in the kingdom of León and Castile.

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1087 Siege of Tudela

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975 Battle of Estercuel

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1284 Siege of Tudela

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1357 Siege of Tarazona

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1808 Battle of Tudela

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1046	Taifa Tudela		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	975	Battle of Estercuel	Caliphate of Córdoba, Kingdom of Viguera, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1087	Siege of Tudela	Taifa of Zaragoza, Duchy of Burgundy, Kingdom of Leon, Kingdom of Castile, Kingdom of Aragon, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1284	Siege of Tudela	siege, Crown of Aragon, Kingdom of Navarre, Kingdom of Majorca	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1357	Siege of Tarazona	siege, Crown of Aragon, Crown of Castile	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1808	Battle of Tudela	First French Empire, battle	Wikidata
site	castle	2006	Torre de los Abades de Veruela	keep, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Torre Monreal, Tudela	monument, rifle fort, tower	Wikidata
site	fort	1873	Novillas Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre de Samanes	fortified tower	Wikidata