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Battle of Araviana

Type Event Region Europe Time 1359

On 19 May 1359, Castilian king Peter I defeated the rebel forces of his half-brother Henry of Trastámara at Araviana in the province of Burgos, a key…

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  1. 1359Araviana · CastileHenry of Trastámara, with support from the sultan of Granada, led his rebels north and faced the royal army led in person by Peter I near Araviana in northern Castile, each side numbering from several thousand to over ten thousand.
  2. 1359Battlefield of Araviana · CastileOn 19 May 1359 the two sides engaged; Peter I's forces used tactical superiority to rout Henry's rebels. Henry fled to France and Peter won a decisive victory, temporarily securing his throne.

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