Battle of Guadalmesí

Battle of Guadalmesí
	Part of Reconquista
Date	April 8th, 1342
Location	Guadalmesí, Strait of Gibraltar
Result	Castilian–Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Crown of Castile; Kingdom of Portugal	Marinid Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Alfonso XI of Castile	Abu al-Hasan Ali
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy

The Battle of Guadalmesí (1342) was a naval battle between the Kingdom of Castile, with the support of the Kingdom of Portugal, against the Marinid Sultanate.

Background

After the Battle of Getares on April 8th, 1340, where the Castilian fleet suffered a setback, the Christian forces, supported by the Kingdom of Portugal and the Republic of Genoa, rearmed and prepared for a decisive engagement. The Castilian and Portuguese fleets sought to regain control of the Strait and support the ongoing siege of Algeciras.^[1]

The Battle

On April 8th, 1342, the combined Castilian and Portuguese fleet confronted the Marinid forces in Guadalmesí. The Christian forces, having received reinforcements and naval support, achieved a decisive victory over the Marinid fleet.^[1]

Aftermath

The victory at Guadalmesí allowed Alfonso XI of Castile to proceed with the siege of Algeciras, which eventually led to the city's capture.^[1]

Sources

1 2 3 López Fernández, Manuel (2018). "Guadalmesí y Palmones: la influencia de dos batallas en la conquista de Algeciras (1342-1343)". E-Strategica: Revista de la AIHM (Siglos IV-XVI) (2): 63–88. ISSN 2530-9951.

[ARHVIX4-1] 1 2 3 López Fernández, Manuel (2018). "Guadalmesí y Palmones: la influencia de dos batallas en la conquista de Algeciras (1342-1343)". E-Strategica: Revista de la AIHM (Siglos IV-XVI) (2): 63–88. ISSN 2530-9951.

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Sultans (1244–1465)	Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr Abu Thabit Amir Abu al-Rabi Sulayman Abu Sa'id Uthman II Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman Abu Inan Faris Abu Zayyan Muhammad II Abu Bakr ibn Faris Ibrahim ibn Ali Tashfin ibn Ali Abd al-Aziz ibn Ali Muhammad III ibn Abd al-Aziz Ahmad ibn Ibrahim (al-Mustansir) Musa ibn Faris Muhammad ibn Ahmad (al-Wathiq) Abd al-Aziz ibn Ahmad Abdallah ibn Ahmad Uthman ibn Ahmad Abd al-Haqq ibn Uthman
Chroniclers	Ismail ibn al-Ahmar Ibn Abi Zar Ibn al-Hajj al-Numayri
Conflicts	Battle of Algeciras (1278) Battle of Ceuta (1339) Battle of Getares Battle of Écija (1275) Battle of Estepona Battle of Guadalmesí Marinid campaign in Andalusia (1277) Portuguese conquest of Ceuta Battle of Río Salado Sack of Tétouan (1399) Battle of Salé Battle of Tangier (1437) Battle of Vega de Pagana 1465 Fez revolt
Sieges	Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) Siege of Algeciras (1278–1279) Siege of Algeciras (1369) Siege of Ceuta (1419) Third siege of Gibraltar Fourth siege of Gibraltar Fifth siege of Gibraltar Sixth siege of Gibraltar Siege of Jaén (1225) Siege of Jaén (1230) Siege of Tangier (1463–1464) Siege of Tlemcen (1299–1307) Siege of Tlemcen (1335–1337)
Architecture	Abu al-Hasan Mosque Al-Attarine Madrasa Al-Hamra Mosque Arab Baths (Ceuta) Bab al-Amer Bab Dekkakin Bab el-Mrissa Bab Guissa Mosque Bab Segma Bab Semmarine Ben Salah Mosque Borj Neffara Bou Inania Madrasa Bou Inania Madrasa (Meknes) Moorish Castle Chellah Chrabliyine Mosque Dar al-Magana Dar al-Sultan Fes Jdid Fortifications of Fez Funduq al-Tetwaniyyin Funduq Shamma'in Grand Mosque of Meknes Grand Mosque of Oujda Great Mosque of Fes el-Jdid Great Mosque of Taza Lalla ez-Zhar Mosque Lalla Ghriba Mosque, Fez Madrasa of Abu al-Hasan Madrasa of Fes el-Jdid Madrasa of Sidi al-Halwi Mansourah Mosque Marinid Tombs Marinid Walls of Algeciras Marinid Walls of Ceuta Maristan of Sidi Frej Mesbahiyya Madrasa Mosque of the Cat University of al-Qarawiyyin Saffarin Madrasa Sahrij Madrasa Sba'iyyin Madrasa Sidi Boumediene Mosque Sidi El Haloui Mosque Zawiya al-Nussak Zawiya of Sidi Ahmed al-Tijani
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Background

The Battle

Aftermath

See also

Sources