Castilian War against Granada (Frontier Phase of the 1460s)

Timeline

1. 1461–1464Castile · CastileAfter Henry IV acceded in 1454, in the early 1460s he maintained a nominal Reconquista policy toward Granada, but royal authority was weak and finances strained; frontier military action consisted mainly of defensive garrisons and occasional raids, with no decisive offensive launched.
2. 1465–1468Andalusian frontier · AndalusiaIn the mid-1460s, noble infighting in Castile intensified and frontier defenses loosened; Granada cavalry frequently crossed the border to raid, and relations between Mudéjar Muslims and Christians within Castile grew tense, with localized clashes but no strategic breakthrough.
3. 1468–1470Granada · AndalusiaAfter Prince Alfonso died in 1468 the noble coalition collapsed and Henry IV temporarily recovered authority, but by the late 1460s Castile was still mired in the succession crisis and unable to wage full-scale war on Granada; the two sides held a fragile balance, and the final conquest was postponed to 1482.